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 surname Alagan (Arabic: اللجان, Hindi: अलगन, Marathi: अलगण, Oriya: ଅଲଗନ) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alagan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alagan is the 211,958th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,748,738 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Alagan reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 383,044th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 492 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Excluding Sri Lanka Alagan exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 18 percent are found.
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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