Gligan Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7861:25,5443,238
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Moldova81:445,17130,722
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gligan (Russian: Глиган) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gligan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gligan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 412,986th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. The last name Gligan is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gligan reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 25,544. In Romania Gligan is mostly concentrated in: Cluj County, where 57 percent live, Bihor County, where 23 percent live and Maramureș County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Romania Gligan exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Gligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gligan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gligan last name increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gligan Last Name Statistics demography

Gligan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glligan924/
Gligand921/
Gilligan8615,112/
Gelligan8660/
Gloingan861/
Lingan834,686/
Glegan83205/
Glugan8325/
Gillighan8029/
Guilligan8026/
Lgan807/
Guelligan805/
Gillligan802/
Gilligand801/
Gelligane801/
Gellighan800/
Gilligain800/
Gilligann800/
Ghilligan800/
Linggan77268/
Lingann7754/
Linghan7733/
Glengan7718/
Glaygan779/
Lingaan772/
Ling'an771/
Gleegan771/
Lingahn770/
D'Gilligan751/
Lgang737/
Lqgan735/
Lgant733/
Lngan731/
Lingahan711,207/
Gellegan71268/
Linggaan7133/
Gillegan7120/
Gilligam712/
Gilligon711/
Lingon672,051/
Lengan67103/
Guillegan6782/
Linggahan6776/
Liñgon6743/
Lingán6719/
Gellegane6711/
Gilligham677/
Guellegan674/
Gilleghan673/
Lhngan671/
Lingàn671/
Glegon671/
Gelleghan670/
Gilleagan670/

Gligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gligan in the Russian language
Глиганgligan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gligan
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