Alagapan Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Alagapan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alagapan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
England81:6,964,757184,742
India71:109,580,769786,157
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alagapan (20) may also be a first name.

Alagapan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alagapan (Marathi: अलगपन) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alagapan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Alagapan occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Alagapan are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Alagapan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 797,141. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 30 percent live, Perak, where 27 percent live and Johor, where 16 percent live. Barring Malaysia Alagapan exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alagappan944,089/
Alaggapan947/
Allagapan947/
Allagappan8915/
Alagappann891/
Olagappan8224/
Alagappam821/
Alogappan821/
Allagappam781/
Ollogappon561/

Alagapan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alagapan in the Marathi language
अलगपनalagapana40
तनगमनीtanagamani20
आलागपनalagapana20
अलगापनalagapana20

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alagapan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis