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

Frigan (Russian: Фриган) is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Frigán. For other possible spellings of Frigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frigan? popularity and diffusion

Frigan is the 990,978th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Frigan are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 21,575. In Croatia Frigan is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 55 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 20 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Croatia Frigan occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Frigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frigan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Frigan surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Frigan surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political 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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