Figlan Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Figlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Figlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2281:44,1195,628
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Figlan Last Name Facts

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

Figlan is found most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Figlan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Figlan is the 299,736th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Figlan reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,228 people, or 1 in 44,119. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 18 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Figlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Figlan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Figlan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Figlan last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Figlan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning R 215,556 per year and in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Figland92405/
Figlant9238/
Fighland861/
Feigland861/
Figlon83145/
Viglan830/
Viglahn7732/
Feglajn773/
Vaiglan771/
Feglain771/
Fegland770/
Fieglein7126/
Vieglahn716/
Feghlane714/
Vigillan711/
Fueglain710/
Feiglein710/
Vuglan671/
Viglon670/
Veglahn62136/
Füglein6296/
Feglein6217/
Fuglein6216/
Vajglan623/
Veglann621/
Fueglein57195/
Veglahan571/
Feigleym571/

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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 Figlan
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