Greegan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Greegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Greegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greegan is carried by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greegan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Greegan are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 461,259. In Northern Ireland Greegan is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Northern Ireland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.

Greegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greegan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Greegan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeghan930/
Gregan921,858/
Greggan8639/
Greagan8618/
Gregand861/
Greegon861/
Griegan861/
Greghan861/
Groegan860/
Gregain860/
Greggain80233/
Greggand802/
Greegoon801/
Greaghan801/
Gregatin801/
Grogan7725,964/
Gragan7787/
Grigan7741/
Gregam7725/
Gregán7722/
Gregon7714/
Grygan770/
Greganova7518/
Greganová7510/
Groghan7187/
Grougan7144/
Grigane7127/
Grohgan7114/
Gregond7111/
Groggan713/
Grogann711/
Groigan711/
Griegon711/
Greigon711/
Grigand711/
Gryghan711/
Grzegon711/
Gregong710/
Gregham710/
Gregoin710/
Graghan710/
Greagon710/
Groughan672/
Grahagan671/
Graingan671/
Greigoon670/
Graughan670/

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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 Greegan
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