Cahigan Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cahigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3291:307,71543,307
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Cahigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cahigan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cahigan is the 818,364th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name Cahigan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Cahigan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 307,715. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 66 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Cahigan Last Name Statistics demography

Cahigan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cauigan862/
Kahigan862/
Cahigon861/
Cahegan861/
Cahingon8022/
Chahigon806/
Kahingan804/
Chahigoun753/
Kahıgan7113/
Chahigoune712/
Sohigan712/
Soaigan711/
Choegan711/
Sahegan711/
Keaigan710/
Couigan710/
Jahegan710/
Cohegan710/
Koaigang671/
Chauygan671/

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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 Cahigan
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