Horohan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Horohan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:174,4057,679
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Horohan Last Name Facts

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

Horohan is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horohan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Horohan occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Horohan are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 174,405. In Ireland Horohan is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 96 percent live and Munster, where 4 percent live. Outside of Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Horohan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horohan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Horohan surname declined 13 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horohan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Horohan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horrohan930/
Orohan928/
Horoan922/
Gorohan861/
Horoean861/
Harohan861/
Horoham860/
Oroan831,899/
Khoroane804/
Orgohain801/
Arohan7756/
Heroan7720/
Haroan7713/
Orouan7712/
Joroan7710/
Oroaun773/
Goroan772/
Orgoan772/
Horaon771/
Erohan771/
Gorgohain7520/
Choroyian755/
Harouan7171/
Aarohan7128/
Orojian7118/
Orojyan7113/
Horahon717/
Haroang715/
Orogian713/
Horaone713/
Orohoun712/
Harooan712/
Arohane712/
Erhohan711/
Ahrouan711/
Horohonova711/
Haroane711/
Horojon711/
Oraon67714,968/
Uroan67429/
Aroan67427/
Harouane678/
Ourouane672/
Chouyrouang671/
Aharouan671/
Arrohang671/

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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 Horohan
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