Sogan Surname
Approximately 3,853 people bear this surname
Sogan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,956 | 1:5,284 | 698 |
| Togo | 1,260 | 1:5,752 | 1,143 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| Romania | 89 | 1:225,594 | 21,877 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Guinea | 9 | 1:1,314,869 | 1,461 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Šogan (22), Şogan (4) & Šogán (1) are calculated separately.
Sogan (684) may also be a first name.
Sogan Demographics
Average Sogan Salary in
United States
$44,637 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sogan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sogan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sogan (Arabic: صوغان, Bengali: সোগান, Hindi: सोगन, Marathi: सोगन, Oriya: େସାଗନ, Russian: Соган) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Šogan, Şogan or Šogán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sogan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,291st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,891,395 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sogan are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sogan is also the 316,415th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 684 people.
The last name Sogan is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 1,956 people, or 1 in 5,284. In Benin Sogan is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 51 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 13 percent live and Collines Department, where 11 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Sogan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sogan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sogan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sogan surname are 37.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.38% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sogan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning R 307,524 per year; in United States they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $44,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.25% less than the national average, earning $44,096 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sogan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sogan in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଗନ | esagana | - |
| Sogan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोगन | sogana | 89.86 |
| सोगण | sogana | 7.25 |
| सोगान | sogana | 2.9 |
| Sogan in the Bengali language | ||
| সোগান | sogana | 50 |
| সোগন | sogana | 50 |
| Sogan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोगन | sogana | 47.06 |
| सोगण | sogana | 35.29 |
| सोगान | sogana | 11.76 |
| सोगां | sogam | 2.94 |
| सोहन | sohana | 2.94 |
| Sogan in the Russian language | ||
| Соган | sogan | - |
| Sogan in the Arabic language | ||
| صوغان | swghan | - |
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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 Sogan
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