Masigan Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Masigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5841:173,35328,106
Tanzania1631:324,79524,514
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Masigan (11) may also be a first name.

Masigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masigan (Hindi: मासीगां) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masigan is the 430,675th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname Masigan occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Masigan are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Masigan is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 584 people, or 1 in 173,353. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cagayan Valley, where 54 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 23 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Philippines it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Masigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Masigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Masigan last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Masigan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Masigan surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Masigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.78% less than the national average, earning R 29,040 per year and in United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masigan in the Hindi language
मासीगांmasigam75
मासिगांmasigam25

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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 Masigan
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