Madegan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

Madegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Madegán (19) are calculated separately.

Madegan (4) may also be a first name.

Madegan Last Name Facts

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

Madegan occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Madegán. For other potential spellings of Madegan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madegan? popularity and diffusion

Madegan is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Madegan reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 4 people.

The last name Madegan is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Madegan is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Madegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Madegan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Madegan last name decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Madegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Madegan last name 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 Madegan
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