Tegan Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Tegan Surname Definition:

Ó Tadhgáin Cos. Kildare and Leix.

MIF 229

Tegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Australia381:710,41347,396
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Israel141:611,26042,949
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Wales51:618,90625,852
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England41:13,929,515290,718
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales101:156,8426,008
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Tegan (6,284) may also be a first name.

Tegan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Tadhgáin Cos. Kildare and Leix.

MIF 229

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Tegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tegan (Arabic: طيجن, Hindi: टेगन, Russian: Теган) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tegan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tegan is the 695,980th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Tegan live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 83,177th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 6,284 people.

Tegan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 1,410,346. In The United States Tegan is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Idaho, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Tegan occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Tegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tegan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tegan last name are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tegan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegang91752/
Teagan91155/
Teegan9198/
Tegane9137/
Teigan9133/
Thegan9110/
Tiegan915/
Teghan913/
Toegan913/
Teggan912/
Tegann911/
Tegand910/
Thegane83129/
Teganhe8324/
Teigang8318/
Tegasen8312/
Tegaing8312/
Teugain8310/
Teggang834/
Teghane834/
Tegagne833/
Teganne831/
Tieghan831/
Teggane831/
Teigant831/
Teganng831/
Tegasne831/
Thiegan831/
Tegahun831/
Teeghan830/
Togan803,106/
Tagan801,090/
Tegon80837/
Tigan80806/
Tegam8086/
Tygan801/
Theganne7713/
Tegasing778/
Theegane774/
Techgain774/
Teganova773/
Teghagne771/
Tehghamn771/
Theghane771/
Teghanhe771/
Tagaan731,193/
Tigane731,176/
Taghan73440/
Tegong73359/
Taygan73281/
Toygan73258/
Tigang73244/
Toghan73158/
Tuygan7351/
Tiogan7349/
Thagan7345/
Taggan7334/
Taigan7317/
Togain7313/
Tegone7312/
Tegaum7312/
Tegoun739/
Tighan737/
Tocgan737/
Tagaun737/
Teegam734/
Tuigan734/
Tigain734/
Thigan733/
Tokgan733/
Tiggan732/
Toggan732/
Taagan732/
Taegon732/
Teggam731/
Tiegon731/
Tegaim731/
Taganh731/
Tagann731/
Tagayn731/
Tahgan731/
Togaan731/
Tigand731/
Teagon730/
Theageane711/
Tighean67173/
Taghain67123/
Tighgan6775/
Tiganne6736/
Togahan6721/
Teangon6715/
Thagann6710/
Thighan678/
Teggong678/
Taaigan677/
Thaigan676/
Taigang675/
Taingan675/
Tagahan675/
Teigong675/
Tighane673/
Tegoung673/
Teygong672/
Thagaan671/
Thigane671/
Thigann671/
Taagaan671/
Tegonne671/
Tegoune671/
Thegoun671/
Taggaan671/
Taghean671/
Tockgan671/
Toigang671/
Taygane671/
Tigahan671/
Tighhan671/
Tiggane671/
Tiggang671/
Toghaan671/

Tegan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tegan in the Hindi language
टेगनtegana87.5
तेगनtegana9.38
टेगांtegam3.13
Tegan in the Russian language
Теганtegan-
Tegan in the Arabic language
طيجنtyjn-

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