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.

DNA test information

Croagh 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
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
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Croagh Demographics

Croagh Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 7 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Croagh Last Name Facts

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

Croagh is found most frequently in Australia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croagh? popularity and diffusion

Croagh is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Croagh live; 86 percent live in Australasia and 86 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 710,413. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 84 percent live, Queensland, where 11 percent live and New South Wales, where 5 percent live. Not including Australia this last name exists 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 over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Croagh surname contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Croagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Croagh 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
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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