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

The surname Calleghan is found most frequently in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calleghan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Calleghan is mostly 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.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Beside England it exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside.

Calleghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calleghan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Calleghan surname declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calleghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
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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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