Breegan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Breegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

Breegan (14) may also be a first name.

Breegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breegan occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Breegan.

How Common Is The Last Name Breegan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Breegan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Breegan live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 62 percent are found, East Sussex, where 33 percent are found and Essex, where 5 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Breegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breegan has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Breegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Breegan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bregan92152/
Bregant861,736/
Bregand86462/
Bregain8648/
Breagan8641/
Breigan864/
Breghan862/
Bregang861/
Bregann860/
Breggan860/
Breingan80459/
Bregaint80313/
Brueggan805/
Bregatin802/
Breighan801/
Bregandt801/
Brogan7719,371/
Bragan77715/
Bregon77278/
Bregam77183/
Brigan77169/
Brygan778/
Bregón777/
Breganova757/
Brigant71945/
Brigand71854/
Brigane7191/
Brighan7161/
Brigahn7115/
Broghan7112/
Broggan7110/
Brigain719/
Brégand717/
Braigan714/
Brégain713/
Brégant712/
Briggan711/
Briganc711/
Brigann711/
Broegon711/
Brogaan711/
Bhragan711/
Brygann711/
Breugon711/
Bregont711/
Bregoin711/
Bregamt711/
Braggan710/
Bragain710/
Brougan710/
Brogahn710/
Braghan710/
Broughan67606/
Brigandì6751/
Brisgand6745/
Brigandt678/
Braughan677/
Brégaint675/
Bregatim671/
Brougain671/
Briggamn671/
Briggane670/
Brighann670/
Brighand670/
Breghoun670/
Braingan670/

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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 Breegan
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