Maternaghan Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Maternaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 28 | 1:65,894 | 4,901 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Maternaghan Demographics
Maternaghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Maternaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maternaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maternaghan is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maternaghan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Maternaghan live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Maternaghan is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 65,894. In Northern Ireland it is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Northern Ireland Maternaghan is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 26 percent are found and New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.
Maternaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maternaghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maternaghan last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maternaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternagan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Maturingan | 76 | 271 | / |
| Matringhen | 76 | 191 | / |
| Matturungan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muterenganwa | 70 | 8 | / |
| Madri Anagan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Materinkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mderengani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maternaghan
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