Attigan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Attigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin221:469,80032,108
Togo91:805,3086,372
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Attigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Attigan is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Attigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Attigan is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Attigan occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Attigan reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 469,800. In Benin Attigan is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 41 percent reside, Zou Department, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 18 percent reside. Barring Benin Attigan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 25 percent reside and Scotland, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattigan936/
Gattigan930/
Atigan921,496/
Hattigane886/
Hatigan868/
Gatigan862/
Atighan861/
Athigan861/
Hatiegan8043/
Hastigan8012/
Hautigan807/
Hatigane804/
Aitigant801/
Haetigan801/
Heatigan801/
Athingan801/
Hadtigan800/
Atugan77425/
Atıgan77312/
Ategan7727/
Atigon772/
Otigan771/
Hategan712,684/
Ategane71215/
Adtugan71159/
Hetigan7151/
Aitugan715/
Gotigan713/
Ateugan712/
Ategang711/
Gategan711/
Ateghan711/
Outigan710/
Attegoun6766/
Gotighan6724/
Ateghang6713/
Ottegain677/
Athighon672/
Ategaine671/
Hostigan670/
Gathegan670/

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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 Attigan
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