Lygre Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lygre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4781:10,7581,188
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Lygre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lygre is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 609,110th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Lygre occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Lygre are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Lygre is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 10,758. In Norway Lygre is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 86 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 9 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Lygre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lygre surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Lygre earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning 339,761 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laygre9118/
Legre804,689/
Lygir8013/
Lyger808/
Lygra803/
Ligre803/
Lègre801/
Lygry801/
Legere735,846/
Legree731,063/
Laigre73883/
Legret73181/
Layger73156/
Ligere73116/
Legred7346/
Leagre7346/
Légère7335/
Legrey7320/
Legrez7315/
Legire739/
Liegre738/
Leigre737/
Llegre737/
Leyger737/
Legère735/
Legres734/
Legrea733/
Ligres732/
Ligrer732/
Legrée732/
Lysger731/
Legrie731/
Loyger731/
Légere731/
Legére731/
Ligrea731/
Lhigre731/
Ligire731/
Liaigre671,476/
Legreid67201/
Laigret67156/
Leggire6776/
Legrett6774/
Leguire6758/
Leguere6742/
Liguere6728/
Llesgre6723/
Leggere6716/
Ligiere6711/
Lyogier678/
Llegres677/
Legiere677/
Ligrest677/
Legrech675/
Lekgere674/
Laygert674/
Legaire673/
Legerre673/
Laynger673/
Ligaire672/
Laigire671/
Leghrei671/
Legreyt671/
Le'grie671/
Leghres671/
Leingre671/
Legeyre671/
Leegree670/
Leagere670/
Loynger670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lygre
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