Carraghar Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Carraghar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carraghar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Carraghar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carraghar is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carraghar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carraghar is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Carraghar reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 230,630. Apart from Northern Ireland this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Carraghar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carraghar has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Carraghar last name fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carraghar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) 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
  • 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 Carraghar
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