Cygan Surname
Approximately 14,413 people bear this surname
Cygan Surname Definition:
(Polish) One of a wandering Caucasian race, a gypsy.
Read More About This SurnameCygan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 11,808 | 1:3,219 | 321 |
| United States | 1,702 | 1:212,961 | 20,789 |
| Germany | 328 | 1:245,443 | 26,770 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| France | 128 | 1:518,928 | 71,816 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Cygán (1) & Cygań (1) are calculated separately.
Cygan (15) may also be a first name.
Cygan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) One of a wandering Caucasian race, a gypsy.
User-submitted Reference
Comes from "gypsy" in Polish. My mother's family are Cygans.
- starrioaCygan Demographics
Average Cygan Salary in
United States
$47,682 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cygan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cygan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cygan (Arabic: سيجان) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cygán or Cygań. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cygan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cygan is the 36,588th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 505,623 people. The last name Cygan occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Cygan reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 15 people.
It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 11,808 people, or 1 in 3,219. Barring Poland this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Cygan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cygan surname are 8.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.37% registered with the party.
The amount Cygan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cygán | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cygań | 93 | 1 | / |
| Czygan | 91 | 203 | / |
| Caygan | 91 | 14 | / |
| Czygann | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cigan | 80 | 1,175 | / |
| Zygan | 80 | 530 | / |
| Cygon | 80 | 242 | / |
| Cegan | 80 | 128 | / |
| Sygan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Cygam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cjgan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cyganová | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chauygan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsygan | 73 | 1,831 | / |
| Saygan | 73 | 873 | / |
| Soygan | 73 | 258 | / |
| Caigan | 73 | 243 | / |
| Seygan | 73 | 124 | / |
| Chigan | 73 | 100 | / |
| Chegan | 73 | 74 | / |
| Cigane | 73 | 70 | / |
| Czigan | 73 | 29 | / |
| Czegan | 73 | 26 | / |
| Zygann | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cigahn | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zoygan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Scigan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cegann | 73 | 3 | / |
| Coigan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ceigan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cighan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caygon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ścigan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czygam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Syogan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cigľan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuigan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ceagan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tcyganova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chegang | 67 | 188 | / |
| Shaygan | 67 | 135 | / |
| Schigan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Schegan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chegain | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chigang | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chigane | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chegant | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chaigan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tchigan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chighan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tsygane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shoygan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tchegan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shyghan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suyngan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhigan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaygon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choygon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chesgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayngan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighane | 67 | 1 | / |
Cygan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cygan in the Arabic language | ||
| سيجان | syjan | - |
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