Gulligan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gulligan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Gulligan Demographics
Gulligan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gulligan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gulligan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gulligan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gulligan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gulligan is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gulligan are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found and New York, where 33 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found.
Gulligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gulligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gulligan surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gulligan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulligan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Guligan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hulligan | 88 | 190 | / |
| Ullaigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gulligon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Golligan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Uligan | 86 | 402 | / |
| Hullighan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ghilligan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Giligan | 80 | 80 | / |
| Guligam | 80 | 22 | / |
| Huligan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Olligan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uligain | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uligann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goligan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gulegan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Holligan | 75 | 1,264 | / |
| Hulighan | 75 | 25 | / |
| Oulighan | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ouligane | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ouligain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilighan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Houligan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Golligon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hullegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Oligan | 71 | 730 | / |
| Ulegan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Uliganova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Houlighan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guleghane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hollighan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Holigan | 67 | 75 | / |
| Uleghan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uligond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olighan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilegan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gulligan
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