Hilligan Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hilligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hilligan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilligan occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilligan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hilligan is the 1,795,579th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Hilligan live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 23 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Hilligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hilligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hilligan last name rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilligan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hilligan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hilligan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.86% more than the national average, earning R 474,936 per year and in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,165 USD per year.

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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 Hilligan
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