Gallanagh Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Gallanagh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Gallanagh Demographics
Gallanagh Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gallanagh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallanagh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gallanagh is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallanagh? popularity and diffusion
Gallanagh is the 2,293,424th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Gallanagh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gallanagh live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
Gallanagh is most numerous in Ireland, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 174,405. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live and Leinster, where 4 percent live. Besides Ireland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 28 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Gallanagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gallanagh has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Gallanagh surname expanded 208 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gallanagh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gallanagh last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallannaugh | 90 | 6 | / |
| Gallahnaugh | 90 | 4 | / |
| Galanaugh | 89 | 124 | / |
| Gallenagh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Alanagh | 88 | 12 | / |
| Gaalanag | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alanag | 80 | 50 | / |
| Alasnag | 75 | 8 | / |
| Galanak | 75 | 3 | / |
| Galanog | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gelanag | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghalanak | 71 | 261 | / |
| Alyanakh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Allianaq | 71 | 10 | / |
| Galganak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Allianak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alamnakh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galangak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hallanak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allanack | 71 | 0 | / |
| Alanak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ghalanaik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olangaigh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alonag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galyanayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghalanake | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gallanagh
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