Feghan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Feghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Feghan Last Name Facts

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

Feghan is found most in Ireland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Feghan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Feghan are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Ireland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Barring Ireland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Feghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feghan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Feghan surname declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Feghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Feghan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feighan92527/
Feghang9297/
Fegchan928/
Feghaun924/
Feaghan921/
Feeghan920/
Fegan915,673/
Feagan831,291/
Faghan83658/
Fegang8358/
Fegane8336/
Feigan8331/
Feggan8322/
Fegain8321/
Feegan8318/
Fiegan835/
Foghan833/
Foegan833/
Faegan833/
Feygan833/
Feugan833/
Fegham832/
Fighan832/
Fegann831/
Veghan831/
Feugain77205/
Feagain7740/
Feigean7734/
Fegaing776/
Feghoun772/
Feigang772/
Fegasin771/
Feghong771/
Fighang771/
Feegham770/
Veghahn770/
Feigham770/
Feagane770/
Feingan770/
Fagan7344,028/
Vegan73921/
Figan73568/
Fogan73409/
Fegon7328/
Fegam736/
Fygan731/
Feaghein711/
Veughean710/
Fiogan67832/
Fagaan67262/
Phegan67177/
Vaghan67141/
Fogain67130/
Foggan6792/
Faigan6783/
Fegone6772/
Feigon6771/
Fagain6755/
Viegan6739/
Veagan6729/
Faggan6728/
Fegond6721/
Figant6715/
Veggan675/
Foghon674/
Faygan674/
Fahgan674/
Vighan673/
Figane672/
Figham671/
Feagon671/
Fegoun671/
Fighon671/
Fegong671/
Fegaim671/
Voghan671/
Veegan671/
Feganeher670/
Feagam670/
Figgan670/
Foigan670/

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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 Feghan
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