Ghegan Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ghegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Ghegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghegan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ghegan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghegan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ghegan are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States Ghegan is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 26 percent are found, Georgia, where 19 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ghegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ghegan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ghegan surname grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ghegan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ghegan are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.

Ghegan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehegan9252/
Ghegant928/
Gheghan923/
Ghegane922/
Ghegand922/
Ghegang921/
Gegan91254/
Ghenghan866/
Gheghant861/
Geheghan860/
Guegan835,715/
Geegan83220/
Geygan83107/
Ghigan8332/
Geggan8320/
Gegane8313/
Giegan838/
Gegang835/
Gegand834/
Gehgan833/
Gegant833/
Ghengghan801/
Guegang77278/
Guegain77172/
Guegand7757/
Guegant7756/
Guegane7740/
Geganne7718/
Ghingan774/
Geygane772/
Guesgan771/
Gegajne771/
Guegann771/
Gigan732,317/
Gegam73438/
Gegon7310/
Gégan731/
Gygan730/
Ghisgand71105/
Ghisgant718/
Gesgagne714/
Geganova713/
Gueygane711/
Geganová711/
Ghinghan711/
Gigant67796/
Gegone67185/
Gigand67168/
Gaygan6760/
Guigan6746/
Guegon6739/
Gâjgan6734/
Gigane6714/
Geghan6713/
Gigain6711/
Gigaan677/
Gegong676/
Ngigan676/
Gaigan676/
Gajgan676/
Gesgon673/
Guegam672/
Gehgon671/
Gygang671/
Guygan671/
Gegaum671/
Giganc671/
Gighan671/
Guegueang671/
Gygant671/
Geegam671/
Gegont670/

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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 Ghegan
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