Gaghan Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Gaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Gaghan (85) may also be a first name.
Gaghan Demographics
Average Gaghan Salary in
United States
$45,448 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaghan (Hindi: गाघान) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gaghan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaghan is the 973,426th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname Gaghan is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Gaghan reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gaghan is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 85 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Gaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaghan surname increased 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gaghan last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.
Gaghan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,448 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaghan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaghan in the Hindi language | ||
| गाघान | gaghana | 50 |
| गघां | gagham | 50 |
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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 Gaghan
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