Yeagan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yeagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia441:100,1947,994
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yeagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yeagan is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Yeagan occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Yeagan reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Yeagan is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 100,194. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 77 percent reside, Margibi County, where 20 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Yeagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yeagan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yeagan Last Name Statistics demography

Yeagan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeagain921/
Yehagane861/
Geagan83410/
Yaygan83102/
Yeagon8364/
Jeagan832/
Ehagan832/
Ejagan831/
Eaagan830/
Eeagan830/
Aeagan830/
Yehagaane801/
Geaghan77363/
Jayagan77289/
Geangan7758/
Aayagan7717/
Youegan7710/
Aiyagan771/
Ayaogan771/
Yayegan771/
Iyyagan771/
Joyagan771/
Jehagan771/
Gehagan770/
Eogan7341/
Geaughan7137/
Jayagand719/
Goehagan714/
Aiyangan714/
Yayongan713/
Youegang712/
Aueangan712/
Yieugang711/
Eiyangan711/
Eteyegan711/
Jayaghan711/
Ayyangan711/
Hayaagan711/
Jiyangan711/
Yayungan711/
O'Heagan710/
Jaugan67423/
Geygan67107/
Ejigan6740/
Juegan6721/
Ayogan6718/
Jaigan6718/
Geogan6716/
Jayagaund6716/
Geagon6713/
Jaygan675/
Jeegan675/
Eoghan675/
Ajogan675/
Eyuhaghan674/
Joygan672/
Ehogan671/
Jayagaune671/
Auogan671/

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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 Yeagan
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