Pangilan Surname

187,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pangilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pangilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2121:45,7687,377
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Pañgilan (1) are calculated separately.

Pangilan (56) may also be a first name.

Pangilan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pangilan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pañgilan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pangilan.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangilan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,948th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,237,470 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pangilan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 56 people.

Pangilan is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,212 people, or 1 in 45,768. In The Philippines Pangilan is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 33 percent reside, Davao Region, where 32 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 22 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Pangilan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis