Carigan Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Carigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

Carigan Last Name Facts

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

Carigan is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Carigan are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Carigan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 17 percent live, South Carolina, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Carigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carigan surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Carigan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Carigan are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Carigan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.41% less than the national average, earning $35,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% less than the national average, earning $40,157 CAD per year.

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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 Carigan
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