Faughey Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Faughey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faughey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:58,1353,961
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
England381:1,466,26563,675
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Faughey Last Name Facts

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

Faughey occurs most in Ireland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faughey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Faughey reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

Faughey is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 58,135. In Ireland Faughey is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 99 percent reside and Munster, where 1 percent reside. Other than Ireland this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 18 percent reside.

Faughey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faughey has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Faughey last name increased 231 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faughey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Faughey surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Faughey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.61% more than the national average, earning $55,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faughy9218/
Faghey921/
Vaughey86164/
Faugher864/
Foughey860/
Fauge8393/
Faghy8341/
Fughe8335/
Faghe8326/
Fagey831/
Fugey831/
Fauger77179/
Feugey7773/
Foughe7751/
Fanghe7716/
Faghiy778/
Faunge776/
Fughee774/
Faugah774/
Vaghey773/
Vaughy772/
Fagheh772/
Fauget772/
Funghe772/
Fauguy771/
Faeghy771/
Fughet771/
Fughue771/
Vaughe771/
Fugheh771/
Fauges771/
Faghoe771/
Faeghe771/
Fagehe771/
Faghei771/
Fageye771/
Foughy771/
Faggey770/
Faighe770/
Fuge734,271/
Fage732,991/
Fagy7329/
Fugy738/
Faugier71685/
Fauguet71335/
Faugeas7158/
Fanghoy7145/
Faigher7137/
Faighes7111/
Faghieh717/
Faughat713/
Faugues713/
Feighey712/
Faghayi712/
Faghaye712/
Feugher711/
Fhughes711/
Faugadh711/
Faghiya711/
Fanghei711/
Fughoue711/
Fangheu711/
Fageyes711/
Fagheer711/
Faghuie711/
Faghuya711/
Fougher710/
Faegheh710/
Foughez710/
Fages675,291/
Fager674,066/
Faget673,184/
Faghi672,460/
Fajge672,265/
Fugah671,572/
Fagih67800/
Fagge67632/
Funge67611/
Fuger67542/
Fagha67387/
Faguy67301/
Feuge67288/
Fuget67162/
Fougy67153/
Fagoe67131/
Fauga67125/
Fange67101/
Fuhge6795/
Vauge6780/
Fagah6769/
Fuges6767/
Fugie6766/
Fasge6765/
Vaghy6765/
Foghe6742/
Fagez6741/
Fugee6739/
Faige6734/
Fugge6732/
Fuegy6726/
Fugghett6715/
Faugi6715/
Fugeh6714/
Fagie6713/
Fuege678/
Fhage677/
Fugha676/
Fagea676/
Fageh676/
Fhuge675/
Faage675/
Vagey674/
Fagay674/
Faggy673/
Faigy673/
Fouge673/
Fugay673/
Fuuge673/
Fogey672/
Fayge672/
Faghiyeh672/
Fahgy671/
Fuoge671/
Fughi671/
Fugoy671/
Fujge671/
Fagheieh671/
Fagoy671/
Pfugy671/
Vfugy671/
Feagy670/
Faagy670/
Fuyge670/
Fuguy670/
Fagee670/
Foghy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faughey
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