Eligan Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Eligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5291:191,37730,463
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Eligan (20) may also be a first name.

Eligan Last Name Facts

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

Eligan has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 566,665th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname Eligan occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Eligan reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name on earth, held by 20 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 191,377. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 23 percent live, Western Visayas, where 17 percent live and Davao Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Eligan occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Hong Kong, where 0 percent live.

Eligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eligan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eligan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eligan last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Eligan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.04% more than the national average, earning $61,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elligan92102/
Heligan9263/
Geligan9250/
Jeligan925/
Eligant921/
Elaigan921/
Eligain921/
Gelligan8660/
Helligan8616/
Heeligan864/
Jelligan862/
Eilligan861/
Yelighan861/
Geliogan861/
Ellighan860/
Geiligan860/
Elligant860/
Iligan838,711/
Aligan831,432/
Oligan83730/
Eligon83455/
Elegan8393/
Eligam8317/
Elugan834/
Yligan834/
Eligón831/
Ellaingan802/
Ellaiganh801/
Gellighan800/
Heligon77322/
Elegant77173/
Hiligan77144/
Alligan77112/
Giligan7780/
Elaygan7777/
Holigan7775/
Ellegan7767/
Alighan7754/
Gelegan7736/
Haligan7723/
Eleghan7722/
Aligain7712/
Elligon7712/
Olligan777/
Helegan776/
Aligaan775/
Jeligam773/
Iligane772/
Illigan772/
Elegang772/
Yelegan772/
Ellugan771/
Alaigan771/
Iligasn771/
Iligann771/
Ilaigan771/
Eligone771/
Olighan770/
Ohligan770/
Ellainganh7514/
Gilligan7115,112/
Halligan719,665/
Holligan711,264/
Gellegan71268/
Hilligan71105/
Jellegan7160/
Heligoin7127/
Ellegant7118/
Alluigan7111/
Hellegan7111/
Allighan719/
Jeeligam714/
Oiliogan711/
Heilegan710/
Gilighan710/
Heleghan710/
Aligon67193/
Alegan6780/
Elegon6757/
Ilegan6739/
Gillighan6729/
Olugan6723/
Elegam6721/
Alugan6715/
Aiyelegan6714/
Oligon6710/
Olegan676/
Gillligan672/
Ilugan672/
Iligon672/
Hallighan671/
Helleghan671/
Halliegan671/
Halligain671/
Ihiligane671/
Gilligann670/
Gelleghan670/
Gilligain670/
Hollighan670/
Heeleghan670/

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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 Eligan
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