Galigan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Galigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada471:783,94961,790
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Galigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galigan occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Galigan live; 88 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Galigan is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 783,949. In Canada Galigan is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 68 percent reside, Ontario, where 26 percent reside and Alberta, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Canada this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Galigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Galigan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galigan Last Name Statistics demography

Galigan earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $51,267 CAD per year.

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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 Galigan
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