Galahan Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Galahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Galahan (20) may also be a first name.
Galahan Demographics
Galahan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Galahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galahan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Galahan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Galahan live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 20 people.
Galahan is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Montana, where 50 percent are found, Washington, where 30 percent are found and Nevada, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 48 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Galahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Galahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galahan surname expanded 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Galahan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.73% less than the national average, earning $26,006 USD per year.
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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 Galahan
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