Yegan Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3191:240,69818,401
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yegan (977) may also be a first name.

Yegan Last Name Facts

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

Yegan (Hindi: येगन) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yegan? popularity and diffusion

Yegan is the 719,876th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Yegan live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 257,794th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 977 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 240,698. In Iran Yegan is primarily found in: Golestan Province, where 27 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 27 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Iran it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Yegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yegan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yegan surname increased 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yegan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yegan surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Yegan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 108% more than the national average, earning $89,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yegane91539/
Eyegan9135/
Yegand917/
Yegang915/
Yengan911/
Yeggan911/
OYegan911/
Egan8970,492/
Ayengan8350/
Eyengan839/
Ayeghan837/
Yeganhe836/
Yegaine834/
Yehghan833/
Yeghain831/
Yenghan831/
Hayegan831/
Yegaing831/
Eyeggan831/
Yeganne831/
Yengain830/
Yegon8031,450/
Eghan809,655/
Eagan808,381/
Jegan802,078/
Aygan802,002/
Uygan801,303/
Eggan80476/
Gegan80254/
Egain80126/
Aegan8061/
Egaan8052/
Egann807/
Eugan806/
Yegam805/
Oygan803/
Eigan802/
Oegan802/
Ekgan801/
Yygan801/
Eegan800/
Yeganova7764/
Ayeghhan771/
Eyenghan771/
Hayeghan771/
Yeghankh771/
Yecgaing771/
Heigan732,130/
Gengan731,421/
Ayagan73554/
Goegan73463/
Geagan73410/
Jengan73137/
Iyagan73120/
Geygan73107/
Yaygan73102/
Geigan7377/
Ayngan7364/
Gaygan7360/
Haygan7355/
Eighan7344/
Ejigan7340/
Geggan7320/
Jegang7320/
Ayogan7318/
Ojegan7318/
Heagan7316/
Ayigan7315/
Geghan7313/
Yeggam7311/
Ieegan7311/
Yengon7310/
Iyogan7310/
Eugane739/
Awegan737/
Hoegan736/
Oyegam736/
Jaygan735/
Jeegan735/
Yegong735/
Yiegon735/
Ehghan734/
Ayegon734/
Gehgan733/
Yekgam733/
Jegane733/
Uyagan733/
Eagang733/
Joygan732/
Ehagan732/
Jeagan732/
Ayugan732/
Hoygan732/
Eangan732/
Yoigan731/
Heygan731/
Eagann731/
Ehegan731/
Ejagan731/
Eghain731/
Euggan731/
Ayegam731/
Gaegan731/
Hiegan731/
Oyigan731/
Eughan731/
Eugant731/
Heugan731/
Ouegan731/
Yegham731/
Ehigan731/
Yeggon731/
Eyegam731/
Eingan731/
Auegan731/
Jiegan731/
Eagahn730/
Eagain730/
Eagean730/
Eeagan730/
Eaegan730/
Egon671,463/
Hayagan671,266/
Eyangan67814/
Geaghan67363/
Ayangan67312/
Heughan67274/
Houegan67134/
Ayongan6778/
Gajegan6777/
Ouegang6742/
Heugang6740/
Heisgan6737/
Oyighan6735/
Iyangan6726/
Oyongan6723/
Uyongan6721/
Genghan6719/
Ayungan6716/
Ayagang6715/
Yeghein678/
Yeghong678/
Jeggang678/
Ayaghan677/
Jenngan677/
Goeghan673/
Heaggan673/
Gayugan673/
Ouegane673/
Heighan672/
Eyaghan672/
Jenggan672/
Genggan672/
Heingan671/
Ehigane671/
Geighan671/
Ayougan671/
Hășegan671/
Iyaghan671/
Hayugan671/
Oyengon671/
Ojengan671/
Yegotin671/
Gouegan671/
Eiogain671/
Egán671/
Ehingan671/
Eyengon671/
D'Eagan671/
Ayegoun671/
Ojiegan671/
Heigang671/
Iyogaan671/
Eyag'an671/
Ehhggan671/
Eyagang671/
Ayugane671/
Jeeghan671/
O'Gegan670/
Gehagan670/
Haeghan670/
Heygand670/
Heigand670/
Oheagan670/
Uiegand670/
Gehigan670/
Hiegand670/
Eighane670/

Yegan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yegan in the Hindi language
येगनyegana-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yegan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis