Gavigan Surname
Approximately 2,989 people bear this surname
Gavigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,633 | 1:221,959 | 21,503 |
| Ireland | 669 | 1:7,039 | 1,025 |
| England | 291 | 1:191,471 | 16,969 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 246 | 1:18,008 | 2,188 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 192 | 1:261,556 | 21,457 |
Gavigan Demographics
Average Gavigan Salary in
United States
$49,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gavigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavigan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,008th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,438,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Gavigan live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Gavigan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,633 people, or 1 in 221,959. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Gavigan exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 22 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Gavigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gavigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gavigan last name rose 851 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 272 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,819 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gavigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gavigan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gavigan last name are 5.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.3% being registered with the party.
The amount Gavigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $59,502 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavingan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Gavgigan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gasvigan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gavighan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Avigan | 92 | 23 | / |
| Gavegan | 86 | 63 | / |
| Avingan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gabigan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Avijgan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aviggan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aivigan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Avigain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gawigan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Havigan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Govigan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gavigoin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Abigan | 77 | 839 | / |
| Awigan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Avigon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Avegan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gawaingan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abaigan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gabigon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Habigan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abigain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Avigone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Avaigam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavegam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawaigan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gawengan | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Gavigan
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