Giganan Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Giganan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giganan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1811:559,32762,686
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Giganan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giganan is found most in The Philippines. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giganan? popularity and diffusion

Giganan is the 1,248,410th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Giganan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Giganan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 559,327. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 76 percent live, National Capital Region, where 9 percent live and Calabarzon, where 3 percent live. Not including The Philippines Giganan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iganan923/
Giganon86134/
Igangan8669/
Jiganan8644/
Inganan869/
Higanan863/
Igasnan863/
Siganan862/
Iganain861/
Hinganan80236/
Gaiganam801/
Jganan776/
Eganan774/
Igonan771/
Enggannan751/
Gaigan'am751/
Guigonnand7147/
Egangan7146/
Aigonan711/
Jeganan711/
Igoonan711/
Gigounon6745/
Igounane6716/
Engannan672/
Yogannan672/
Esghanan671/
Seigonan671/
Saiganon671/
Henganan671/
Išganaitinė671/

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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 Giganan
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