Lygorev Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Lygorev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Lygorev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Lygorev Last Name Facts

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

Lygorev (Russian: Лыгорев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lygorev.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygorev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lygorev is the 2,718,172nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Lygorev are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Lygorev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,133,110. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow Oblast, where 39 percent live, Magadan Oblast, where 15 percent live and Moscow, where 15 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 6 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lygoreva9376/
Lygarev8635/
Lygerev8613/
Legorev861/
Lygareva8054/
Legoreev801/
Legarev7150/
Ligorov7113/
Ligarev718/
Legorov712/
Legareva67113/
Ligareva6713/
Ligarevs671/
Legerov5756/
Ligarov572/
Ligarav571/
Ligerov571/
Ligaryov531/
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Lygorev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lygorev in the Russian language
Лыгоревlygorev-

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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 Lygorev
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