Argan Surname
Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname
Argan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 793 | 1:98,135 | 8,626 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Iran | 180 | 1:426,570 | 26,777 |
| Israel | 103 | 1:83,084 | 9,968 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Argán (1) are calculated separately.
Argan (434) may also be a first name.
Argan Demographics
Average Argan Salary in
United States
$39,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Argan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Argan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Argan (Hindi: आरगन, Russian: Арган) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Argán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Argan.
How Common Is The Last Name Argan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 240,293rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,376,904 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Argan reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Argan is also the 411,730th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 434 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 98,135. In Turkey Argan is most numerous in: Sanliurfa Province, where 25 percent reside, Mardin Province, where 8 percent reside and Sirnak Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 11 percent reside.
Argan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Argan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Argan last name expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Argan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Argan are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Argan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $50,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Argan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Argan in the Hindi language | ||
| आरगन | aragana | 25 |
| अर्गन | argana | 25 |
| अरगन | aragana | 25 |
| अ्रगन | aragana | 12.5 |
| अर्गण | argana | 12.5 |
| Argan in the Russian language | ||
| Арган | argan | - |
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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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- 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 Argan
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