Gilleghan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gilleghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gilleghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilleghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilleghan is found most frequently in Scotland. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilleghan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gilleghan is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gilleghan is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gilleghan reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Gilleghan is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland Gilleghan is mostly concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent reside. Not including Scotland it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gilleghan
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