Ilagan Surname

13,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Ilagan Surname User-submission:

The surname Ilagan comes from the Filipino word ilag, which means 'to dodge'.

Ilagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines36,9771:2,738196
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
Canada3081:119,62912,601
Spain1031:453,90323,687
Taiwan951:246,7872,063
Guam741:2,164278
Australia741:364,80730,412
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England511:1,092,51152,584
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Greece271:410,36354,524
Austria241:354,81038,119
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United Arab Emirates201:458,11423,187
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Panama61:652,04310,051
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ilagan (58) may also be a first name.

Ilagan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ilagan comes from the Filipino word ilag, which means 'to dodge'.

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Ilagan Last Name Facts

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

Ilagan is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,638th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 178,066 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ilagan reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ilagan is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 58 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 36,977 people, or 1 in 2,738. In The Philippines Ilagan is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 59 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Ilagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ilagan are 37.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ilagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.19% less than the national average, earning €6,851 per year; in United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $40,883 CAD per year.

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