Malagan Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3621:2,118,96571,393
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Malagan (34) may also be a first name.

Malagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malagan (Georgian: მალაგან, Hindi: मलगान, Marathi: माळगण, Oriya: ମାଲାଗଁା, Russian: Малаган) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malagan? popularity and diffusion

Malagan is the 569,728th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. Malagan is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Malagan reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 34 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 2,118,965. In India Malagan is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent are found and Karnataka, where 36 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Malagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malagan last name increased 218 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malagan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 50.37% more than the national average, earning $34,138,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 35.89% more than the national average, earning $58,634 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malagan in the Georgian language
მალაგანmalagan-
Malagan in the Hindi language
मलगानmalagana-
Malagan in the Oriya language
ମାଲାଗଁାmalagama-
Malagan in the Marathi language
माळगणmalagana33.43
मलगानmalagana17.87
माळगनmalagana12.68
मालगनmalagana12.1
मालगणmalagana6.34
मलगाणmalagana5.19
मलगनmalagana3.46
मळगनmalagana1.73
मालगानmalagana1.73
मलगणmalagana1.73
मलगंmalagam1.15
माठगणmathagana0.58
माळगाणmalagana0.58
मलगानाmalagana0.58
मळगणmalagana0.29
Malagan in the Russian language
Малаганmalagan-

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Footnotes

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