Oligan Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Oligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7191:140,80423,744
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Oligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oligan is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oligan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 462,174th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Oligan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Oligan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 140,804. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 57 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 14 percent live and Central Luzon, where 10 percent live. Beside The Philippines Oligan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Oligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oligan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Oligan surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Oligan
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