Vigayan Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Vigayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vigayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigayan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Vigayan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Vigayan is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 2,109,130. In The Philippines Vigayan is most common in: Cagayan Valley, where 56 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 19 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viggayan93210/
Bigayan86548/
Vegayan864/
Biggayan80286/
Bighayan801/
Vigean77128/
Bigggayan753/
Vigeant712,207/
Begayan7112/
Bigayon716/
Vighain714/
Vigaine711/
Vigiyen711/
Bigiyan711/
Boigayam671/
Bigajane671/
Bigayina671/

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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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  • 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 Vigayan
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