Croagh Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Croagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Croagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia381:710,41347,396
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259

Croagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Croagh is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Croagh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Croagh is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Croagh live; 86 percent live in Australasia and 86 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Croagh is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 710,413. In Australia Croagh is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 84 percent live, Queensland, where 11 percent live and New South Wales, where 5 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cuba, where 5 percent live and Hong Kong, where 5 percent live.

Croagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Croagh has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Croagh surname fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Croagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croag910/
Croague770/
Croak731,089/
Craog731/
Creog730/
Kroag730/
Craeaugh711/
Croake67250/
Croack673/
Croaks672/
Crooak670/
Crahaux621/
Schroak620/
Schroack571/
Craok551/
Kroak550/
Kroack50142/
Zrouak501/
Kruoac501/
Crahoc500/

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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 Croagh
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