Cravagan Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cravagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cravagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cravagan Last Name Facts

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

Cravagan is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cravagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Cravagan occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Cravagan reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Cravagan is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 59 percent reside, Northumberland, where 30 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside. Besides England Cravagan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 14 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Cravagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cravagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cravagan surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cravagan Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cravaghan941/
Cravigan8823/
Garavaghan781/
Guravagane781/
Kravagna75100/
Carvigan7574/
Gravigan751/
Carvacan751/
Kharavaghan744/
Craffigan718/
Guravacan716/
Gorvaghan715/
Karavakan711/
Carvagono711/
Ghuravigan672/
Karavakhan671/

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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 Cravagan
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