Lynaghan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lynaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lynaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lynaghan is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynaghan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Lynaghan are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Lynaghan is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 70 percent reside, Dorset, where 10 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 10 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loynaghan941/
Lenaghan881,386/
Lenaughan8210/
Leanaghan824/
Leneaghan820/
Leenaghan820/
Lenagan8039/
Linagan801/
Leneghan75578/
Lenagham754/
Lenaghon750/
Linaghon750/
Leanagan750/
Leneighan710/
Lenaghone710/
Lenegan67225/
Linogan67150/
Linagam679/
Lenogan673/
Lenagam671/
Linagon671/
Linegan671/
Linhogan6334/
Linongan6326/
Lingogan6311/
Lenhogan631/
Lenongan631/
Linoggan631/
Linonggan592/
Linogon53835/
Lenogon53339/
Linegon530/
Linongon502/

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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 Lynaghan
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