Menigan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Menigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Menigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menigan (Russian: Мениган) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Menigan occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Menigan reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Menigan is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Menigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Menigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menigan in the Russian language
Мениганmenigan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menigan
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