Gohegan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Gohegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gohegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gohegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gohegan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gohegan? popularity and diffusion

Gohegan is the 5,213,395th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gohegan live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Gohegan is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 33 percent are found, Maryland, where 25 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found.

Gohegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gohegan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gohegan last name rose 120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goheagan931/
Goehegan931/
Goegan92463/
Gahegan8660/
O'Hegan863/
Goeghan863/
Hohegan860/
Oheagan860/
Oegan832/
Ghaegane804/
O'Heygan801/
Goheagon800/
O'Heagan800/
Geigan7777/
Hoegan776/
O'Egan772/
Ahegan771/
Gaegan771/
Goegon771/
Haegan770/
O'Hagan719,646/
Hațegan71237/
Gaegane71173/
Gahigan7167/
Gaegang714/
Hașegan713/
Ojiegan711/
Ahegane711/
Goegone711/
Gouygan711/
Haåegan711/
Hășegan711/
Oegagne711/
Gehigan710/
Haeghan710/
Gooigan710/
O'Gegan710/
Aegan6761/
Gouigang672/
Ngaengan671/
Houiegan670/

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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 Gohegan
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