Gahegan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gahegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Gahegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gahegan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gahegan is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Gahegan is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Gahegan are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Gahegan is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 39 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 25 percent reside and Devon, where 14 percent reside. Barring England Gahegan occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Gahegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gahegan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gahegan last name increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gahegan Last Name Statistics demography

Gahegan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahegan921/
Gaegan921/
Gaegane86173/
Gahigan8667/
Gohegan8614/
Gaegang864/
Ahegane861/
Aegan8361/
Ghaegane804/
Goheagan801/
Goehegan801/
Ngaengan801/
Goegan77463/
Ahigan77161/
Geigan7777/
Hoegan776/
Aegane771/
Eaegan770/
Haegan770/
Hațegan71237/
Ahighan7127/
Goeghan713/
O'Hegan713/
Hașegan713/
Gaegoon712/
Gauigan712/
Gaegone712/
Haåegan711/
Hășegan711/
Gehigan710/
Oheagan710/
Haeghan710/
O'Gegan710/
Hohegan710/
Aegon6715/
Oegan672/
O'Heygan671/
O'Heagan670/
Goheagon670/
Houiegan670/

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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 Gahegan
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