Ilegan Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ilegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ilegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilegan occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ilegan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilegan? popularity and diffusion

Ilegan is the 3,141,416th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ilegan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 24 percent live, Calabarzon, where 18 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilegan925/
Jilegan921/
Illegan921/
Gilegan920/
Gillegan8620/
Hillegan862/
Heilegan860/
Gileghan860/
Ilagan8340,926/
Iligan838,711/
Ilogan83101/
Elegan8393/
Ilegam838/
Ulegan834/
Gilleghan803/
Hillegand801/
Gilleagan800/
Elegant77173/
Hiligan77144/
Giligan7780/
Ilaygan7775/
Ellegan7767/
Gelegan7736/
Eleghan7722/
Illagan7710/
Helegan776/
Uleghan773/
Illigan772/
Elegang772/
Iliagan772/
Iligane772/
Ilagain772/
Ilaigan771/
Ilagann771/
Iligann771/
Iligasn771/
Hilagan771/
Ilagaun771/
Jilagan771/
Illegam771/
Gilegon770/
Gilligan7115,112/
Gellegan71268/
Hilligan71105/
Ellegant7118/
Hellegan7111/
D'Ilagan712/
Eilligan711/
Oiliogan711/
Ilagahan711/
Illiagan711/
Heleghan710/
Hullegan710/
Gilighan710/
Ilogon671,208/
Elagan67591/
Eligan67558/
Uligan67402/
Ulogan67237/
Elegon6757/
Gillighan6729/
Elegam6721/
Elogan6720/
Ulagan6710/
Yligan674/
Iligon672/
Ilagon672/
Gillligan672/
Jlogan671/
Helleghan671/
Huiliagan671/
Heeleghan670/
Gilligann670/
Gelleghan670/
Gilligain670/

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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
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  • 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 Ilegan
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