Lygren Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lygren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1481:34,7454,901
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lygren Last Name Facts

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

Lygren has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Lygren live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Lygren is most common in Norway, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 34,745. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 83 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 16 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Lygren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lygren surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lygren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.75% more than the national average, earning 649,757 kr per year and in United States they earn 29.78% more than the national average, earning $55,997 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lysgren9218/
Legren8315/
Ligren831/
Laigren777/
Legreen776/
Legrend775/
Legraen774/
Lejgren773/
Ligreen772/
Leygrin771/
Loigren771/
Liogren770/
Laingren7156/
Läckgren7127/
Ljnggren711/
Legrin6720/
Legrén678/
Legrem675/
Legrün671/
Legrinn621/
Legrind621/
Legrina621/
Ligrina621/
Laingrin571/
Loinghrin531/
Legrim5023/
Ligrim500/

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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
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  • 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 Lygren
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