Paligan Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2471:409,87152,096
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Paligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paligan (Marathi: पालीगन) occurs most in The Philippines. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paligan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Paligan are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 409,871. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 88 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 4 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 3 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauligan931/
Pahaligan882/
Palugan86365/
Peligan86111/
Palegan8617/
Poligan869/
Paligon863/
Pallugan802/
Paulugan801/
Patligam801/
Paleegan801/
Polaighan751/
Poligon71115/
Poliganova7124/
Polugan7121/
Pelegan719/
Peligon714/
Palugon712/
Peligán711/
Poligam711/
Pelugan711/
Palegone6741/
Poligone6726/
Pouligon6716/
Pallegon673/
Pallegam671/
Pelegain671/
Polyugan671/
Poleganova5929/
Poligonova596/
Polyganova592/
Polygon5790/
Pelegon571/
Polygone5318/
Polegone531/

Paligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paligan in the Marathi language
पालीगनpaligana-

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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 Paligan
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