Gachagan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gachagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:281,78013,396
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gachagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gachagan occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gachagan reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 281,780. In Scotland Gachagan is most prevalent in: Glasgow City, where 42 percent live, West Lothian, where 32 percent live and Renfrewshire, where 5 percent live. Besides Scotland it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live.

Gachagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gachagan has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gacagan931/
Achangan88247/
Achagang881/
Achagane881/
Achaghan881/
Acagan861/
Azhagan80655/
Gasagan802/
Gajagan801/
Achagam801/
Akhagan801/
Ochagan801/
Acaugan801/
Gasangan75149/
Achagond755/
Atchagam754/
Atchogan751/
Ajagan7145/
Azagan7127/
Gasanggan7121/
Òhagan712/
Acagon711/
Gechaghon711/
Gazagon676/
Atsagan671/
O'Cahaghan671/

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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 Gachagan
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