Fathaigh Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fathaigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fathaigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Fathaigh Last Name Facts

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

Fathaigh is most common in Ireland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fathaigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fathaigh is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fathaigh live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

Fathaigh is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Ireland Fathaigh occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatigh869/
Fataig862/
Fatagh861/
Fathag861/
Fathakh803/
Fatehgh801/
Fatig77138/
Fatag771/
Fathahkt751/
Fattig71343/
Fastag71166/
Fathak7120/
Fastig715/
Faitig713/
Vathig711/
Fathic711/
Fathiq711/
Fathik711/
Faytag711/
Faatig711/
Fatahaq67203/
Fatague6750/
Fatigue6721/
Faustig6718/
Faithak674/
Fatough672/
Fhathiq671/
Faathik671/
Fataueg671/
Fathake671/

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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
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  • 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 Fathaigh
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