Kallaghan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kallaghan Surname Definition:

Ó Ceileacháin An Oriel sept whose name has often been changed to Callaghan by attraction. IF 72; Map Arm

Kallaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kallaghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Ceileacháin An Oriel sept whose name has often been changed to Callaghan by attraction. IF 72; Map Arm

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kallaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kallaghan is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kallaghan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kallaghan live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

Kallaghan is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most frequent in: Durham, where 100 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Kallaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kallaghan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kallaghan last name grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kallaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kallaghan surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keallaghan951/
Kalaghan9457/
Kallagan943/
Callaghan8940,485/
Kailaghan8914/
Kallangan891/
Kalagan88207/
Callaughan84105/
Callagahan847/
Callanghan842/
Callaaghan842/
Callahghan842/
Callaghane841/
Callaghain841/
Calllaghan841/
Callaghhan840/
Callagan82225/
Calaghan8266/
Kalagane8265/
Kalyagan8254/
Kelaghan8242/
Kolaghan8214/
Kaliagan827/
Kalagang821/
Kalaigan821/
Kallogan821/
Kaleghan820/
Callangan781,401/
Calagahan78273/
Keelaghan78126/
Kahalagan7845/
Callagham7839/
Callagain7836/
Collaghan788/
Kailangan788/
Calleghan784/
Callahgan784/
Calloghan783/
Callaghon783/
Kalaghone782/
Khalagane782/
Khalaygan782/
Calhaghan781/
Calliagan781/
Khaleghan781/
Koilaghan781/
Callañgan781/
Callagajn781/
Kaalagang781/
Kaalaigan781/
Kahloghan780/
Callagahn780/
Caliaghan780/
Callaghanová762/
Calagan7570/
Kalagon757/
Kolagan755/
Kalaganova74275/
Khalaghone747/
Khalagaane742/
Khalagaune741/
Cahalaghan741/
Calangahan741/
Katlhagane741/
Kalahaggan741/
Callegan71289/
Keleghan71162/
Kolagane71161/
Qalagane71121/
Caliagan71109/
Callagon7188/
Collagan7152/
Kolagang7115/
Khalagon7111/
Calyagan717/
Calaugan714/
Cailagan713/
Kolagham713/
Kolhagan712/
Callogan711/
Kalongan711/
Kolagaan711/
Kolangan711/
Calagang711/
Calaigan711/
Caloghan710/
Colaghan710/
Kohlagan710/
Caleghan710/
Calagham710/
Kollegan710/
Kologhan710/
Kalyaganova70105/
Khalagone6775/
Kaulongan6723/
Cahlangan6722/
Kalasgond675/
Kahulogan675/
Koolangan674/
Collangan672/
Coolaghan671/
Kalaangan671/
Kalagondh671/
Kohlhagan671/
Kolaganne671/
Keuloghan671/
Kalgougan671/
Calogahan671/
Calaingan671/
Koslagham671/
Collagham670/
Colloghan670/
Collagain670/
Cahalagan670/

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