Sangan Surname
Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname
Sangan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 366 | 1:63,036 | 3,660 |
| France | 270 | 1:246,010 | 38,043 |
| Benin | 190 | 1:54,398 | 6,799 |
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Philippines | 93 | 1:1,088,583 | 89,772 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Malaysia | 79 | 1:373,345 | 19,730 |
| Liberia | 79 | 1:55,804 | 4,929 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Turkey | 68 | 1:1,144,433 | 49,465 |
| Iran | 60 | 1:1,279,709 | 53,896 |
| Jersey | 56 | 1:1,771 | 277 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 15 | 1:3,459 | 578 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Sañgan (1) are calculated separately.
Sangan (1,333) may also be a first name.
Sangan Demographics
Sangan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sangan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sangan (Bengali: সঙ্গঁীতা, Georgian: სანგან, Hindi: संगन, Marathi: संगन, Oriya: ସାାନ) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Sañgan. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sangan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 233,723rd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,224,664 people. The last name Sangan is predominantly found in Africa, where 34 percent of Sangan reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sangan is also the 215,140th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,333 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 63,036. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Lacs District, where 21 percent live, Vallée du Bandama District, where 19 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 11 percent live.
Sangan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sangan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sangan last name grew 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sangan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Sangan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning R 217,584 per year and in United States they earn 42.76% more than the national average, earning $61,600 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sangan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sangan in the Georgian language | ||
| სანგან | sangan | - |
| Sangan in the Bengali language | ||
| সঙ্গঁীতা | sangamita | - |
| Sangan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାାନ | saana | - |
| Sangan in the Hindi language | ||
| संगन | sangana | 72.73 |
| संगां | sangam | 9.09 |
| संगना | sangana | 4.55 |
| सांगां | sangam | 4.55 |
| संगड | sangada | 4.55 |
| संगान | sangana | 4.55 |
| Sangan in the Marathi language | ||
| संगन | sangana | 46.08 |
| सांगण | sangana | 17.65 |
| सांगन | sangana | 15.69 |
| संगण | sangana | 12.75 |
| शंकर | sankara | 1.96 |
| सांगं | sangam | 1.96 |
| सांगान | sangana | 1.96 |
| जगने | jagane | 0.98 |
| सगन | sagana | 0.98 |
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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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- 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 Sangan
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