Lægreid Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lægreid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lægreid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4471:11,5041,293
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Lgreid (4) are calculated separately.

Lægreid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lægreid is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lgreid. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lægreid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 666,162nd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. Lægreid occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lægreid are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Lægreid is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 11,504. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 71 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Lægreid Last Name Statistics demography

Lægreid earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning 386,802 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lgreid974/
Lægraid8610/
Lgri7356/
Lgre732/
Lingred7111/
Lgrayed711/
Lingrid711/
Lghri671/
Lngri671/
Lingri62640/
Lengre62191/
Lingre6255/
Lgeeri625/
Lengri624/
Lghrer621/
Lgrayd621/
Lengrai5741/
Lingrey5730/
Lingrui573/
Lengrad572/
Lgra551/
Lgry551/
Lgraa506/
Lgroa501/
Lenghradt501/

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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 Lægreid
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