Loagan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Loagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Loagan Last Name Facts

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

Loagan occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Loagan are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Loagan is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Loagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loagan last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohagan92109/
Loangan923/
Loaugant861/
Laogan83135/
Loagam833/
Laongan7797/
Lauagan7742/
Lohagon7715/
Laogang772/
Loyogan771/
Lohagam771/
Laougang7126/
Laoingan715/
Laogon671/
Louogaing671/
Laongon62435/
Loyogon622/
Laougam622/
Lauagon621/
Louogam621/
Louogon621/
Liaogong573/
Laoungon571/

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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 Loagan
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