Sheligan Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sheligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sheligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheligan (Russian: Шелиган) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheligan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Sheligan live; 65 percent live in North Asia and 65 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name Sheligan is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 4,804,102. In Russia Sheligan is most frequent in: Zabaykalsky Krai, where 43 percent are found, Stavropol Krai, where 30 percent are found and Primorsky Krai, where 13 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Sheligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sheligan last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sheligan surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelligan941/
Seligan932/
Shaligan8818/
Szeligan886/
Selhigan883/
Seligamn881/
Sheliganova841/
Cheligant821/
Shalighan821/
Saligan805,266/
Soligan80171/
Seligon8023/
Siligan8016/
Selegan805/
Seligam802/
Zeligan801/
Seliganova781/
Silhigan7530/
Shiligam7522/
Shelegon7513/
Salighan756/
Selegane754/
Salligan753/
Saligann751/
Selegang751/
Shalegan750/
Shelyganova74128/
Cheligham71187/
Chelegant711/
Scholegan710/
Soligon67590/
Solugan67387/
Siligam6756/
Salygan6736/
Salegan6725/
Salugan6723/
Silugan6711/
Solygan679/
Selegon678/
Saligon672/
Zeligon672/
Solegan672/
Çaligan671/

Sheligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheligan in the Russian language
Шелиганseligan-

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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
  • 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 Sheligan
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