Gauaghan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gauaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gauaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gauaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gauaghan is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gauaghan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gauaghan live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
Gauaghan is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Gauaghan is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 67 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 17 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 17 percent are found. Barring England Gauaghan exists in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Gauaghan
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