Janigan Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Janigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Janigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janigan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janigan is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Janigan reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Janigan is most common in: Alabama, where 38 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Indiana, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Janigan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 46 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Janigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Janigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Janigan surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Janigan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Janigan are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Janigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $42,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,286 CAD 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 Janigan
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