Kaligan Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kaligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
India191:40,371,862445,856
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kaligan (31) may also be a first name.

Kaligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaligan (Hindi: कलिगं, Marathi: कालीगण, Russian: Калиган) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaligan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kaligan reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name globally It is held by 31 people.

The last name Kaligan is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Kaligan Last Name Statistics demography

Kaligan earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.71% less than the national average, earning R 164,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kaligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaligan in the Hindi language
कलिगंkaligam66.67
कालीगांkaligam33.33
Kaligan in the Marathi language
कालीगणkaligana21.05
कळीगणkaligana21.05
काळीगणkaligana21.05
काळीगंणkaliganna10.53
कािळगणkailagana10.53
कािलगणkailagana10.53
काळीगांkaligam5.26
Kaligan in the Russian language
Калиганkaligan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaligan
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