Pagalan Surname

81,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pagalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pagalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,9231:17,0921,983
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pagalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pagalan is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pagalan? popularity and diffusion

Pagalan is the 81,458th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,222,127 people. Pagalan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pagalan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,923 people, or 1 in 17,092. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 19 percent are found, Caraga, where 17 percent are found and Davao Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Pagalan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pagalan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pagalan Last Name Statistics demography

Pagalan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $46,221 USD per year.

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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 Pagalan
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