Danigan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Danigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Danigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Danigan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Danigan reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Danigan is most frequent in: Wyoming, where 80 percent live and Colorado, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Danigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Danigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Danigan surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Danigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Danigan
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