Geogheghan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Geogheghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geogheghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Geogheghan Last Name Facts

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

Geogheghan is carried by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geogheghan? popularity and diffusion

Geogheghan is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Geogheghan live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 618,906. In Wales Geogheghan is most common in: Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 100 percent reside. Not including Wales this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Geogheghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geogheghan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Geogheghan last name contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Geogheghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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
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  • 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 Geogheghan
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