MacKiggan Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
MacKiggan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
MacKiggan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacKiggan Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacKiggan is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacKiggan? popularity and diffusion
MacKiggan is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of MacKiggan reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 214,153. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Highland, where 48 percent are found, Argyll and Bute, where 16 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 16 percent are found. Beside Scotland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKeigan | 89 | 779 | / |
| MacHiggan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Makigan | 88 | 2 | / |
| MacKeighan | 84 | 6 | / |
| Mackeaggan | 84 | 4 | / |
| MacQuiggan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Machighan | 78 | 19 | / |
| Macaingan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Makhighan | 78 | 3 | / |
| MacGiggon | 78 | 2 | / |
| MacKeegan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makuigang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makaingan | 78 | 1 | / |
| McKagan | 75 | 78 | / |
| MacEgan | 75 | 23 | / |
| Makugan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Macigon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macugan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mocighan | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mekuigan | 71 | 1 | / |
| McAgan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 MacKiggan
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