Igangan Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Igangan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Igangan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igangan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Igangan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Igangan.
How Common Is The Last Name Igangan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Igangan is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Igangan live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 35 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iganan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Hingangan | 88 | 15 | / |
| Giganan | 86 | 185 | / |
| Egangan | 86 | 46 | / |
| Jiganan | 86 | 44 | / |
| Ugangan | 86 | 13 | / |
| Higanan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Igasnan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Iganain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hinggangan | 82 | 73 | / |
| Engangan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ugaungan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uganghan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jganan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eganan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Giganon | 71 | 134 | / |
| Inganan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hinganan | 67 | 236 | / |
| Yogannan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esghanan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Išganaitinė | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Igangan
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