Craffigan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Craffigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Craffigan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Craffigan Demographics

Craffigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 4 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Craffigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Craffigan is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Craffigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Craffigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Craffigan is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Craffigan are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Craffigan is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Canada this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Craffigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cravigan8223/
Carvigan7174/
Cravagan7172/
Gravigan711/
Grafiggna671/
Cravaghan671/

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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 Craffigan
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