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
The surname Geogheghan is held by more people in Wales than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geogheghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Geogheghan is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Geogheghan live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.
Geogheghan is most frequent in Wales, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 618,906. In Wales it is most frequent in: Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 100 percent reside. Besides Wales it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Geogheghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Geogheghan has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Geogheghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Geogheghan surname is primarily 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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