Heggans Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Heggans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heggans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Heggans Last Name Facts

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

Heggans is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heggans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Heggans live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Heggans is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is primarily found in: District of Columbia, where 30 percent reside, Illinois, where 26 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside.

Heggans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heggans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heggans surname grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heggans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Heggans surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heggans last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Heggans earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.55% less than the national average, earning $28,240 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heaggans93261/
Heiggans930/
Hegans921/
Eggans920/
Heaggeans882/
Haggans86359/
Higgans86138/
Hoggans8676/
Heggons860/
Heegans860/
Egans83223/
Geggains806/
Haggains802/
Hagans774,008/
Hogans771,563/
Eagans77151/
Higans775/
Aggans774/
Aegans771/
Eggons771/
Gigans771/
Gegans770/
Ehgans770/
Higgons71109/
Hagains7196/
Hoggons7152/
Hogains7142/
Haganæs7131/
Giggans7131/
Higanse7114/
Haggons718/
Jiggans712/
Aggains711/
Hoganns711/
Hogahns711/
Highans710/
Huygans710/
Haygans710/
Hoghans710/
Higains710/
Higgams710/
Heagons710/
Jeggons710/
Agans67627/
Ogans67182/
Heughens6728/
Igans677/
Egons675/
Eganz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Heggans
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