Quigan Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Quigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Quigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quigan is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Quigan live; 46 percent live in Australasia and 46 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 58,809. In New Zealand Quigan is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 47 percent reside, Wellington Region, where 27 percent reside and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 23 percent reside. Besides New Zealand it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Quigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quigan last name rose 211 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quigan Last Name Statistics demography

Quigan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning $29,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queigan9253/
Quoigan9240/
Quiggan9224/
Quiegan9218/
Quighan921/
Qigan911/
Quoigann8612/
Quoigain861/
Quegan8394/
Guigan8346/
Kuigan8325/
Qiogan8310/
Quigon835/
Qigang832/
Qeugan831/
Qeigan831/
Quigam831/
Qighan831/
Cuigan830/
Cuigang772/
Guigðan772/
Queegan771/
Guighan770/
Quisgam770/
Quigoin770/
Cigan731,175/
Kugan73972/
Kigan73230/
Qigam731/
Guegan675,715/
Guigon672,678/
Caigan67243/
Keigan67214/
Kigane67107/
Chigan67100/
Kaigan67100/
Cughan6776/
Qeegan6737/
Quegon6731/
Kiggan6713/
Guigam6712/
Qigong6712/
Cigahn6711/
Kuegan677/
Kiogan677/
Kughan672/
Kiegan672/
Ceigan672/
Coigan672/
Cighan672/
Kugain672/
Cuigon671/
Gbigan671/
Kuigon671/
Kighan671/
Cigľan671/
Khigan671/
Cuinghann670/
Kisgan670/
Cuegan670/

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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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  • 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 Quigan
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