Layagan Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Layagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5951:170,14827,699
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Layagan Last Name Facts

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

Layagan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Layagan.

How Common Is The Last Name Layagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 535,476th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Layagan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Layagan is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 170,148. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 39 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 19 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 16 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laygan92472/
Layugan865,670/
Layagon86249/
Layogan86138/
Layngan863/
Loyagan861/
Lajagan861/
Lajagang8051/
Loyangan8049/
Lajangan806/
Layongan806/
Layungan802/
Layougan802/
Liyagane801/
Laugan77580/
Leagan77186/
Laigan7771/
Laygon774/
Laungan71173/
Laingan7151/
Laugand7143/
Liyagon7117/
Laighan7114/
Laughan716/
Lajogan714/
Luyogan711/
Liyogan711/
Lauñgan711/
Loyogan711/
Leangan711/
Laigane711/
Lajigan711/
Laighang6734/
Leasgang6713/
Lajoogan677/
Liyongan673/
Liyangon673/
Lawengan672/
Loyongan671/
Loyengan671/
Lehaghan671/
Lajingan671/
Launghan670/
Laughean670/
Lehangan670/

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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 Layagan
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