Claughan Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Claughan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Claughan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:400,84927,632
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Claughan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claughan has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Claughan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,333,288th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Claughan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Claughan live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England it is most common in: Durham, where 58 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

Claughan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Claughan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Claughan surname increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claughan Last Name Statistics demography

Claughan earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 446.71% more than the national average, earning R 1,299,190 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 Claughan
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