Geogheghan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Geogheghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Geogheghan Demographics
Geogheghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoghegan | 95 | 8,994 | / |
| Geogeghan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Geogheagan | 90 | 4 | / |
| Geoghaghan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Geogghegan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Geoghgegan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Geoghighan | 90 | 0 | / |
| Gheoghegan | 90 | 0 | / |
| Geogehegan | 90 | 0 | / |
| Geogegan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Geoghagan | 84 | 349 | / |
| Geoghegam | 84 | 4 | / |
| Geogaegan | 84 | 4 | / |
| Geogaghan | 84 | 3 | / |
| Geoghegon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Geogiegan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Geoghigan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gheogegan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Geoghogan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Geaghegan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Geogghigan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geoghagon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jogighan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yanggegan | 53 | 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 Geogheghan
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