Gunnigan Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gunnigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gunnigan Demographics
Gunnigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gunnigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunnigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gunnigan is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunnigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gunnigan live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
It is most numerous in Ireland, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 142,695. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 67 percent live and Connaught, where 33 percent live.
Gunnigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gunnigan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Gunnigan last name grew 330 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gunnigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonnigan | 88 | 65 | / |
| Hunnigan | 88 | 17 | / |
| Gunigant | 88 | 1 | / |
| Unigan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hunnighan | 82 | 34 | / |
| Gunnigham | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gonnaigan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Guniganth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hunigan | 80 | 130 | / |
| Gonigan | 80 | 19 | / |
| Eunigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ginigan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Houngnigan | 78 | 4 | / |
| Gunegand | 75 | 12 | / |
| Honnigan | 75 | 10 | / |
| Huinigan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haunigan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Onigan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Honnighan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hunnigham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Honigan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ginegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonegan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Honighan | 63 | 4 | / |
| Honnigon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Honnegan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Heunighausen | 60 | 0 | / |
| Onegan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Honegan | 53 | 233 | / |
| Gunugon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Honeygan | 50 | 77 | / |
| Honegaan | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gunnigan
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