Lygon Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lygon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lygon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lygon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lygon (Russian: Лыгонь) is found most frequently in Australia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Lygon are found; 47 percent are found in Australasia and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 3,856,529. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Lygon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lygon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leygon915/
Laygon914/
Leygeon832/
Ligon8010,878/
Legon805,243/
Lygun8034/
Lygan8031/
Legong731,612/
Laygan73472/
Liggon73403/
Ligong73166/
Liogon73112/
Legone7383/
Leggon7381/
Leagon7379/
Leigon7372/
Leegon7332/
Legohn7328/
Laigon7318/
Ligone7314/
Legoen7310/
Lighon7310/
Legond739/
Ligont737/
Ligoon735/
Liegon734/
Ligoen732/
Ligoun732/
Loigon731/
Laygun731/
Legont731/
Legoon731/
Ligond731/
Legoin731/
Leghon730/
Lyggan730/
Legotin671,184/
Laigong6756/
Leangon6733/
Ligotne6727/
Liggong6725/
Legosin679/
Ligotin677/
Leighon674/
Legoune673/
Layngan673/
Līgotne671/
Liggone671/
Ligogne671/
Leggong671/
Leegong671/
Laingon671/
Loighon671/
Lekgong671/
Lekgone671/
Ligonne671/
Leageon670/

Lygon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lygon in the Russian language
Лыгоньlygon-

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Lygon Reference & Research

Lyon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lyon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lygon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis