Hourighan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Hourighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Hourighan Demographics
Hourighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hourighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hourighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hourighan is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hourighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hourighan is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hourighan are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Hourighan is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 100 percent reside.
Hourighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hourighan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hourighan surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hourighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hourighan
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