Keggans Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Keggans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keggans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland491:109,2627,254
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128

Keggans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keggans is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Keggans.

How Common Is The Last Name Keggans? popularity and diffusion

Keggans is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Keggans are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 109,262. In Scotland it is most common in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 55 percent are found, East Ayrshire, where 37 percent are found and South Ayrshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides Scotland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Keggans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keggans has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Keggans last name rose 980 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keggans Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegans92198/
Keegans86364/
Kiggans86235/
Keigans86126/
Keagans860/
Kogans7760/
Kagans7745/
Kigans776/
Kegams771/
Keganz770/
Coggans7155/
Keganze711/
Kegonse711/
Keigams711/
Coggains671/
Quiggans670/
Cigans629/
Cagans622/
Cogans622/
Kogons621/
Kaganz621/
Khaganz5721/
Coggons570/

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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 Keggans
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