Iligan Surname

58,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Iligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8,5961:11,7771,170
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China21:683,660,78330,601
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Iligan (20) may also be a first name.

Iligan Last Name Facts

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

Iligan (Marathi: इिलगन) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iligan? popularity and diffusion

Iligan is the 58,082nd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 836,591 people. The surname Iligan is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Iligan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Iligan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The surname Iligan is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 8,596 people, or 1 in 11,777. In The Philippines Iligan is most numerous in: Caraga, where 20 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 18 percent reside and Davao Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Iligan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Iligan are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Iligan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning $33,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $41,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iligan in the Marathi language
इिलगनiilagana-

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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 Iligan
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