Callagher Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Callagher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Callagher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
England1291:431,92329,000
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Australia521:519,14839,018
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Callagher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Callagher occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Callagher.

How Common Is The Last Name Callagher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Callagher is the 687,524th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Callagher reside; 45 percent reside in Australasia and 45 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Callagher is most common in New Zealand, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 32,116. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 40 percent reside, Waikato Region, where 32 percent reside and Northland Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of New Zealand Callagher occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Callagher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Callagher has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 379 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Callagher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Callagher last name are 35.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

Callagher earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.41% more than the national average, earning $67,056 USD per year.

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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 Callagher
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