Fingan Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Fingan Surname Definition:
FINGHIN: An ancient Irish surname, now anglicized to Florence, means ' fair offspring. ' O'Donovan in Irish Penny Journ, p. 327.
Fingan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 65 | 1:136,037 | 8,090 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Fingan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
FINGHIN: An ancient Irish surname, now anglicized to Florence, means ' fair offspring. ' O'Donovan in Irish Penny Journ, p. 327.
Fingan Demographics
Fingan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fingan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fingan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fingan occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fingan? popularity and diffusion
Fingan is the 1,849,867th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Fingan occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Fingan reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Levant.
It is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 136,037. In Jordan Fingan is most numerous in: Irbid Governorate, where 100 percent live. Barring Jordan it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Fingan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fingan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fingan last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fingan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fingan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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Footnotes
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