Calleghan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Calleghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calleghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Calleghan Last Name Facts

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

Calleghan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Calleghan.

How Common Is The Last Name Calleghan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Calleghan is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Calleghan is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Calleghan are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live.

Calleghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Calleghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Calleghan last name decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calleghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Calleghan surname is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

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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 Calleghan
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