Alegan Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Uganda

Alegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alegan (13) may also be a first name.

Alegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alegan is found most in Iran. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alegan.

How Common Is The Last Name Alegan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Alegan are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Alegan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Alegan is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,326,743. In Iran Alegan is most prevalent in: Mazandaran Province, where 70 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 27 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and The Philippines, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alegane9255/
Alegain9233/
Allegan9219/
Alegant9212/
Galegan925/
Alegand922/
Aleagan922/
Ahlegan921/
Aloegan921/
Aleganh921/
Aleghan921/
Alegasin8646/
Gallegan8629/
Atlegang864/
Alloegan863/
Aleaghan861/
Asleghan861/
Ahleghan861/
Aleghane861/
Hallegan860/
Galeagan860/
Alagan831,944/
Aligan831,432/
Alogan83136/
Elegan8393/
Alegam8351/
Alegon8310/
Olegan836/
Galleghan8014/
Halliegan801/
Aleganova801/
Ahalegane801/
Aaleghane801/
Halleghan800/
Allogan77334/
Allagan77307/
Alhagan77279/
Halagan77123/
Alligan77112/
Aliagan77112/
Ellegan7767/
Galigan7758/
Alighan7754/
Aligand7752/
Aligang7732/
Alaghan7725/
Haligan7723/
Eleghan7722/
Galegon7719/
Aligant7713/
Aloghan7713/
Aligain7712/
Alegong777/
Helegan776/
Alaganh775/
Aligaan775/
Alogann773/
Alagaan772/
Alaggan772/
Aligane772/
Aalegam771/
Olegane771/
Ahlogan771/
Allegam771/
Aliogan771/
Atligan771/
Alaigan771/
Alaagan771/
Halygan771/
Allegon770/
Holegan770/
Halligan719,665/
Galligan717,331/
Hallagan71322/
Alligand71118/
Aligasen7174/
Allagain7153/
Alligant7137/
Gallegon7120/
Alluigan7111/
Hellegan7111/
Allighan719/
Halaghan714/
Alliagan713/
Aligasin712/
Alyaghan711/
Alligane711/
Allahgan711/
Alagahan711/
Alhaggan711/
Heleghan710/
Galighan710/
Haloghan710/
Hallogan710/
Heilegan710/
Galhigan710/
Gahligan710/
Alagon673,713/
Oligan67730/
Elagan67591/
Eligan67558/
Ologan67543/
Aligam67501/
Olagan67333/
Alogon67290/
Aligon67193/
Elegon6757/
Olegon6730/
Gallighan6721/
Elogan6720/
Alagón6711/
Hallaghan676/
Olygan675/
Halliagan673/
Eallaghan672/
Hallighan671/
Oleganova671/
Helleghan671/
Halligain671/
Aliganova671/
Aleghasim671/
Àligan671/
Halligasn671/
Heeleghan670/
Alliaghan670/
Galliggan670/

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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
  • 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 Alegan
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