Fogherty Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Fogherty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Fogherty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fogherty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fogherty occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fogherty? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Fogherty is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Fogherty reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Fogherty is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 44 percent are found, Lancashire, where 33 percent are found and Durham, where 11 percent are found. Besides England Fogherty occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.
Fogherty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fogherty has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fogherty last name declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fougherty | 94 | 0 | / |
| Fogerty | 93 | 1,821 | / |
| Fogharty | 88 | 36 | / |
| Foggerty | 88 | 34 | / |
| Fogertey | 88 | 10 | / |
| Fagherty | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fougerty | 88 | 0 | / |
| Faugherty | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fagerty | 80 | 24 | / |
| Fogorty | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fogerti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fegerty | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fugerty | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foggarty | 75 | 131 | / |
| Fogarthy | 75 | 59 | / |
| Faggerty | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fhegarty | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fougarty | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fogertie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fegerthy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foggarthy | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vaugherty | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fogarthey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foggartey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fegarty | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fogarti | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fagarty | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vogarty | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fugerte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagorty | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fogarte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fogartie | 63 | 17 | / |
| Fagarthy | 63 | 0 | / |
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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 Fogherty
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