Gohagan Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gohagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gohagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Jamaica341:84,4103,809
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Gohagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gohagan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gohagan? popularity and diffusion

Gohagan is the 1,398,030th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Gohagan is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gohagan are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Gohagan is most numerous in: Alabama, where 21 percent are found, Ohio, where 18 percent are found and South Carolina, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The United States Gohagan is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 22 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Gohagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gohagan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gohagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gohagan surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% registered with the political party.

Gohagan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $41,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goahagan9317/
Goehagan934/
Goheagan931/
Gohanghan881/
Gohagon8617/
Goangan862/
Goheagon800/
Goagon77252/
Gaogan778/
Gouagon71512/
Gaogane71204/
Gaogang715/
Gauagan712/
Gohogon712/
Gouagam711/
Gahogan710/
Gaoghan710/
Gouagonh672/
Gouagong671/
Gaeoghan671/
Goeoghan671/
Gahoungan631/
Ghahougam631/
Gouogagne631/
Goagom621/
Gouogam571/
Goangon571/
Gauaghan537/
Ghouogam532/

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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 Gohagan
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