Laigan Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Laigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Laigan (55) may also be a first name.
Laigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laigan occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laigan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Laigan are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 55 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 1,163,372. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 44 percent are found, Semnan Province, where 39 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Laigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laigan last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Laigan
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