Agan Surname
Approximately 15,545 people bear this surname
Agan Surname Definition:
1. The cineal Eoghain, were the ' genus' or progeny of Eoghan, a great Irish chief contemporary with St. Patrick. The name is anglicised to Owen and Eugene. O'Donovan in Irish Penny Journ, p. 327. Gaelic, eigin, force, violence; hence strong-handed, active.
Read More About This SurnameAgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5,976 | 1:16,941 | 1,962 |
| United States | 3,083 | 1:117,567 | 12,659 |
| Uganda | 1,660 | 1:23,518 | 3,388 |
| Nigeria | 1,520 | 1:116,541 | 7,725 |
| India | 825 | 1:929,776 | 40,018 |
| Malaysia | 638 | 1:46,229 | 3,689 |
| Indonesia | 553 | 1:239,149 | 22,029 |
| Kenya | 446 | 1:103,542 | 8,994 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Pakistan | 159 | 1:1,123,546 | 13,856 |
| Iran | 76 | 1:1,010,296 | 46,499 |
| Benin | 69 | 1:149,791 | 15,556 |
| Ivory Coast | 58 | 1:397,780 | 13,651 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 926 | 1:54,232 | 6,092 |
The alternate forms: Ágan (1), Agán (1) & Ágán (85) are calculated separately.
Agan (7,693) may also be a first name.
Agan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1. The cineal Eoghain, were the ' genus' or progeny of Eoghan, a great Irish chief contemporary with St. Patrick. The name is anglicised to Owen and Eugene. O'Donovan in Irish Penny Journ, p. 327. Gaelic, eigin, force, violence; hence strong-handed, active. Arthur.
(Gaelic.) From Eight, force, violence; hence, strong—handed, active. The name may be local, and named from Agen, a town in Guienne, France; also Agen, Welsh, local, a cleft.
EIGINN: (Gaelic.) Strong—handed.
Agan Demographics
Average Agan Salary in
United States
$43,777 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Agan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Agan (Arabic: اغان, Bengali: আগন, Hindi: अगन, Marathi: आगन, Oriya: ଅଗନ, Russian: Аган, Tibetan: ཨ་གམ་) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ágan, Agán or Ágán. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Agan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,097th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 468,803 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Agan live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Agan is also the 72,927th most frequent first name globally, held by 7,693 people.
It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,976 people, or 1 in 16,941. In The Philippines Agan is most numerous in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 20 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 17 percent live and Central Visayas, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.
Agan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Agan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Agan surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Agan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Agan surname is predominantly Episcopalian (57%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Agan are 21.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Agan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning $42,402 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Agan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Agan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་གམ་ | agam | - |
| Agan in the Hindi language | ||
| अगन | agana | 88.71 |
| आगन | agana | 7.26 |
| अगान | agana | 2.42 |
| अग्ां | agam | 0.4 |
| ऑगन | ogana | 0.4 |
| आगान | agana | 0.4 |
| Agan in the Bengali language | ||
| আগন | agana | 85.71 |
| অগন | agana | 14.29 |
| Agan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଗନ | agana | 49.23 |
| ଆଗନ | agana | 20 |
| ଅଗଣ | agana | 13.85 |
| ଆଗାନ | agana | 6.15 |
| ଅଗାନ | agana | 3.08 |
| ଅଗବ୍ି | agabi | 1.54 |
| ଅଗନ୍ | agan | 1.54 |
| ଅଗିନ | agina | 1.54 |
| ଅଗାନ୍ | agan | 1.54 |
| ଆଗନ୍ | agan | 1.54 |
| Agan in the Marathi language | ||
| आगन | agana | 40.54 |
| अगन | agana | 26.13 |
| आगण | agana | 11.71 |
| आगान | agana | 8.11 |
| अगण | agana | 6.31 |
| आगाण | agana | 3.6 |
| अगान | agana | 1.8 |
| Agan in the Russian language | ||
| Аган | agan | - |
| Agan in the Arabic language | ||
| اغان | aghan | - |
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