Alagan Surname
Approximately 1,944 people bear this surname
Alagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| India | 373 | 1:2,056,476 | 69,972 |
| Malaysia | 344 | 1:85,739 | 5,997 |
| Philippines | 168 | 1:602,608 | 65,371 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Alagan (492) may also be a first name.
Alagan Demographics
Average Alagan Salary in
South Africa
R 115,320
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Alagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alagan (Arabic: اللجان, Hindi: अलगन, Marathi: अलगण, Oriya: ଅଲଗନ) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alagan.
How Common Is The Last Name Alagan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 211,958th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,748,738 people. The surname Alagan is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Alagan live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 383,044th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 492 people.
It is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Beside Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 18 percent reside.
Alagan Last Name Statistics demography
Alagan earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.47% less than the national average, earning R 115,320 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alagan in the Hindi language | ||
| अलगन | alagana | - |
| Alagan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲଗନ | alagana | - |
| Alagan in the Marathi language | ||
| अलगण | alagana | 25.81 |
| अलागन | alagana | 22.58 |
| अलगन | alagana | 16.13 |
| आलगन | alagana | 12.9 |
| मथीअलगन | mathi'alagana | 6.45 |
| एअलागण | e'alagana | 6.45 |
| अलागम | alagama | 3.23 |
| आलागन | alagana | 3.23 |
| अलगणन | alaganana | 3.23 |
| Alagan in the Arabic language | ||
| اللجان | alljan | - |
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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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- 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 Alagan
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