Broghan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Broghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Broghan (24) may also be a first name.

Broghan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broghan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Broghan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Broghan reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Broghan is mostly found in: Washington, where 57 percent are found, Arizona, where 29 percent are found and Illinois, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 17 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Broghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Broghan surname declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Broghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Broghan last name is predominantly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broughan93606/
Brogan9219,371/
Brongan8656/
Broggan8610/
Brogham863/
Broghon862/
Breghan862/
Brughan861/
Brogaan861/
Braghan860/
Brogahn860/
Brougan860/
Brougham802,602/
Broughon8012/
Braughan807/
Branghan802/
Braghane802/
Brougain801/
Broigham800/
Bragan77715/
Bregan77152/
Brogon7715/
Brugan777/
Brogam771/
Broganová751/
Broughham751/
Brogone71439/
Bregain7148/
Breegan7137/
Bragham7110/
Brugane714/
Brogoon714/
Brégain713/
Braganc713/
Broggon713/
Brungan712/
Bhragan711/
Broegon711/
Brugand711/
Bragant711/
Braggan710/
Brugham710/
Breggan710/
Bragain710/
Bregann710/
Bragasin67176/
Bragatin674/
Bragandh673/
Braugham672/
Wranghan671/
Braughon671/
Brogoune671/
Braghoun671/
Breghoun670/
Brunngan670/

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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 Broghan
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