Carghill Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Carghill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carghill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Carghill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carghill occurs more in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carghill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Carghill reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Wales, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 618,906. In Wales it is most prevalent in: Anglesey, where 100 percent live. Outside of Wales it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Carghill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carghill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carghill last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carrghill941/
Cargill9312,567/
Cargille8830/
Carguill8811/
Carrgill883/
Cargil86181/
Cargile803,249/
Corgill80174/
Carkgil8040/
Cargell8016/
Cargiel805/
Zarghil805/
Cargail802/
Kargill800/
Kaurgill753/
Carggell751/
Corgille750/
Corrgill750/
Carguile750/
Cargle71718/
Kargil7188/
Cargel7147/
Jargaille7121/
Corgil714/
Cargyl710/
Kargiel6768/
Corgile6734/
Cargyle6728/
Corgiel6721/
Sarghel679/
Cairgle678/
Kargell672/
Kaurgil672/
Carguel671/
Khargil671/
Jarghel671/
Karghel671/
Caringl671/
Carngel671/
Cargael671/
Kargile671/
Corgell670/
Carggle670/
Korgill670/
Chargle670/

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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 Carghill
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