Algan Surname
Approximately 11,368 people bear this surname
Algan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 10,164 | 1:7,657 | 1,045 |
| Indonesia | 300 | 1:440,831 | 36,784 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Philippines | 212 | 1:477,539 | 57,195 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Algán (2) are calculated separately.
Algan (239) may also be a first name.
Algan Demographics
Average Algan Salary in
United States
$56,618 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Algan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Algan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Algan (Arabic: إلغان, Hindi: अलगन, Marathi: अलगन, Russian: Алган) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Algán. For other potential spellings of Algan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Algan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 45,622nd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 641,058 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Algan reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Algan is also the 578,640th most common first name internationally, borne by 239 people.
The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 10,164 people, or 1 in 7,657. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Izmir Province, where 8 percent live and Mardin Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.
Algan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Algan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Algan last name grew 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Algan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Algan surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Algan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 19.52% less than the national average, earning $18,270,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning $56,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Algan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Algan in the Hindi language | ||
| अलगन | alagana | 93.33 |
| अलगान | alagana | 6.67 |
| Algan in the Marathi language | ||
| अलगन | alagana | 89.19 |
| गन | gana | 10.81 |
| Algan in the Russian language | ||
| Алган | algan | - |
| Algan in the Arabic language | ||
| إلغان | alghan | - |
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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 Algan
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