Cygan Surname

36,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Cygan Surname Definition:

(Polish) One of a wandering Caucasian race, a gypsy.

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Cygan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland11,8081:3,219321
United States1,7021:212,96120,789
Germany3281:245,44326,770
England1301:428,60028,863
France1281:518,92871,816
Canada871:423,51337,101
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Norway171:302,48730,120
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Austria141:608,24554,975
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Comes from "gypsy" in Polish. My mother's family are Cygans.

- starrioa

Cygan Last Name Facts

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

Cygan (Arabic: سيجان) is found most in Poland. It may also be rendered as: Cygán or Cygań. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cygan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,588th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 505,623 people. The last name Cygan occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 11,808 people, or 1 in 3,219. Excluding Poland this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Cygan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cygan surname are 8.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.37% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cygán931/
Cygań931/
Czygan91203/
Caygan9114/
Czygann836/
Cigan801,175/
Zygan80530/
Cygon80242/
Cegan80128/
Sygan809/
Cygam803/
Cjgan801/
Cyganová7720/
Chauygan771/
Tsygan731,831/
Saygan73873/
Soygan73258/
Caigan73243/
Seygan73124/
Chigan73100/
Chegan7374/
Cigane7370/
Czigan7329/
Czegan7326/
Zygann7312/
Cigahn7311/
Zoygan736/
Scigan735/
Cegann733/
Coigan732/
Ceigan732/
Cighan732/
Caygon731/
Ścigan731/
Czygam731/
Syogan731/
Cigľan731/
Cuigan730/
Ceagan730/
Tcyganova713/
Chegang67188/
Shaygan67135/
Schigan6750/
Schegan6731/
Chegain6729/
Chigang6718/
Chigane6714/
Chegant6711/
Chaigan6710/
Tchigan679/
Chighan678/
Tsygane675/
Shoygan675/
Tchegan673/
Shyghan672/
Suyngan672/
Chhigan671/
Chegann671/
Chaygon671/
Choygon671/
Chisgan671/
Chesgan671/
Chegane671/
Sayngan671/
Cighane671/

Cygan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cygan in the Arabic language
سيجانsyjan-

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