Fegan Surname

85,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fegan Surname Definition:

V. Fagan.

Fegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9501:185,87618,503
Northern Ireland1,0311:1,790375
England8011:69,5618,030
Australia4711:57,3166,985
Ireland4111:11,4571,439
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Scotland2171:24,6722,711
Ecuador2111:75,3835,552
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Wales241:128,9399,528
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
France151:4,428,181244,602
Northern Cyprus151:21,2675,310
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4421:3,072574
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
Scotland1311:28,5742,505
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

Fegan (91) may also be a first name.

Fegan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Fagan.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fegan (Hindi: फेगन, Russian: Феган) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fegan is the 85,084th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,284,602 people. Fegan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Fegan reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Fegan is also the 998,282nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 91 people.

The last name Fegan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,950 people, or 1 in 185,876. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Fegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fegan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fegan surname are 1.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fegan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 292.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 76,010 per year; in South Africa they earn 407.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,204,980 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $51,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Feganeher710/
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Fegosin675/
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Fegan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fegan in the Hindi language
फेगनphegana-
Fegan in the Russian language
Феганfegan-

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Fegan Reference & Research

Fagan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fagan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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