Ayigan Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ayigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Ayigan (10) may also be a first name.
Ayigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ayigan occurs most in Benin. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ayigan.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ayigan is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayigan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Ayigan is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 63 percent are found, Donga Department, where 13 percent are found and Mono Department, where 13 percent are found. Besides Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Ayigan
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