Paglan Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Paglan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paglan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2461:84,42710,261
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paglan (20) may also be a first name.

Paglan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paglan is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Paglan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paglan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 996,001st most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Paglan reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 84,427. In Cameroon Paglan is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 64 percent are found, Centre Region, where 28 percent are found and South Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

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