Miligan Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Miligan Surname Definition:

Ó Maoileagáin This name is numerous in Antrim and south Derry where it originated.

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Miligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
England41:13,929,515290,718
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

Miligan (11) may also be a first name.

Miligan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maoileagáin This name is numerous in Antrim and south Derry where it originated.

MIF 179

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Miligan Last Name Facts

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

Miligan (Hindi: मिलिगं, Marathi: िमिलगन, Russian: Милиган) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miligan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Miligan reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Miligan is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Miligan is most common in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 14 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent are found.

Miligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Miligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Miligan last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Miligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Miligan last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Miligan surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Miligan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,468 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Miligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miligan in the Hindi language
मिलिगंmiligam-
Miligan in the Marathi language
िमिलगनimilagana-
Miligan in the Russian language
Милиганmiligan-

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