Fanagan Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fanagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fanagan Last Name Facts

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

Fanagan occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanagan is the 2,220,661st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Fanagan reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 96,101. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Barring Ireland this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Fanagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fanagan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Fanagan last name expanded 445 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fanagan last name is chiefly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.

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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 Fanagan
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