Frigan Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Frigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1961:21,5754,489
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Frigán (10) are calculated separately.

Frigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frigan (Russian: Фриган) is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Frigán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Frigan live; 76 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 21,575. In Croatia Frigan is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 55 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 20 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Frigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frigan surname rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Frigan last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Frigan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.03% more than the national average, earning $58,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $52,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frigán9410/
Frigant92105/
Freigan9251/
Frigand9245/
Freigang861,447/
Freigant8613/
Frigon833,589/
Fregan838/
Frigam830/
Frugan830/
Freegan7743/
Frigone7723/
Frigoun774/
Fregain772/
Frygang772/
Fraigon771/
Frigham770/
Freygang71703/
Freigoun7141/
Fraygang7122/
Freygant7120/
Friegoun714/
Freygand714/
Frajgand712/
Fraigoun712/
Fregon67209/
Freyggang679/
Freygandt672/
Vrigon671/
Frugon670/
Frigueine670/
Fregone6224/
Freagon6224/
Fraygon622/
Frygoun621/
Freygong571/

Frigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Frigan in the Russian language
Фриганfrigan-

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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 Frigan
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