Cawigan Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cawigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5951:170,14827,699
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Cawigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cawigan is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cawigan is the 539,451st most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. Cawigan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cawigan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Cawigan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 170,148. In The Philippines Cawigan is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 80 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 5 percent live and Calabarzon, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahawigan8828/
Cawaingan8810/
Cabigan86661/
Cavigan8622/
Kawigan869/
Cawigon861/
Caibigan801,164/
Cajuigan80192/
Caybigan8011/
Caibegan808/
Cabigayn803/
Kahawigan759/
Cabigon714,309/
Kavigan7118/
Kawegan714/
Cabegan714/
Covigan712/
Savigan711/
Cobigan711/
Cavigon711/
Zabigan711/
Kawengan6744/
Cowengan677/
Cabeagan671/
Kavaingan633/
Cabegon5716/
Savigon574/
Cavegon573/
Kabigon572/
Sovigan571/
Zovigan571/
Kevigan570/
Kavigond535/
Covingon533/
Caveggon531/
Giovegan531/
Souwegan531/
Keweghan530/

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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 Cawigan
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