Gigan Surname
Approximately 2,317 people bear this surname
Gigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,011 | 1:33,030 | 4,007 |
| Philippines | 166 | 1:609,869 | 65,823 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Gigan (146) may also be a first name.
Gigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gigan (Hindi: गिगन, Marathi: गीगन, Russian: Гиган) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gigan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,308th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,145,251 people. Gigan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Gigan live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean. Gigan is also the 763,528th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 146 people.
The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 2,011 people, or 1 in 33,030. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Réunion, where 66 percent live, Île-de-France, where 10 percent live and Normandy, where 8 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.
Gigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gigan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gigan last name increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gigan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gigan in the Marathi language | ||
| गीगन | gigana | 66.67 |
| िबगांन | ibaganna | 33.33 |
| Gigan in the Hindi language | ||
| गिगन | gigana | 38.46 |
| गीगां | gigam | 34.62 |
| गीगन | gigana | 23.08 |
| गीगाँ | gigam | 3.85 |
| Gigan in the Russian language | ||
| Гиган | gigan | - |
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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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- 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 Gigan
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