Helligan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Helligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Helligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helligan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Helligan.

How Common Is The Last Name Helligan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Helligan occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Helligan are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 10,123,822. In The Philippines Helligan is most common in: Western Visayas, where 40 percent are found, Caraga, where 30 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Helligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helligan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helligan surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Helligan
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