McCaighy Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
McCaighy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
McCaighy Demographics
McCaighy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McCaighy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCaighy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCaighy is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of McCaighy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCaighy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. McCaighy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 153 percent of McCaighy are found; 153 percent are found in Northern Europe and 153 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 29 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 21 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 65 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.
McCaighy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaighey | 94 | 12 | / |
| McCaghy | 93 | 78 | / |
| McCaghey | 88 | 33 | / |
| McCaughy | 88 | 14 | / |
| McChaghy | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCanghy | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCagy | 86 | 0 | / |
| McAghy | 86 | 0 | / |
| McCaughey | 82 | 3,368 | / |
| McCgaughy | 82 | 4 | / |
| McCaughay | 82 | 3 | / |
| McCanghey | 82 | 1 | / |
| McGaighey | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCayghey | 82 | 1 | / |
| McCaige | 80 | 44 | / |
| McAughy | 80 | 3 | / |
| McGaghy | 80 | 1 | / |
| McAghey | 80 | 0 | / |
| McAnghy | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCaughhey | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCaugghey | 78 | 0 | / |
| McAgy | 77 | 18 | / |
| McAughey | 75 | 215 | / |
| McGaghey | 75 | 140 | / |
| McQaughy | 75 | 1 | / |
| McKighey | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCaugey | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCquigy | 75 | 1 | / |
| McKaghey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McAughay | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGaighe | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCaggey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McAgahey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCanghi | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCoughy | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGaughey | 71 | 4,983 | / |
| McGaughay | 71 | 52 | / |
| McCaughie | 71 | 27 | / |
| McGaughuy | 71 | 5 | / |
| McCoughey | 71 | 4 | / |
| McCoughay | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGayghey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGaugehy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmcaughey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCaughee | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKanghey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGaeghey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCaga | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKaige | 67 | 124 | / |
| McCoige | 67 | 78 | / |
| McCauge | 67 | 6 | / |
| McQuigy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGahgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCcaughie | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCuiga | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGaugy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGaghe | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGaughhey | 67 | 0 | / |
| McAgher | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGaueghey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 McCaighy
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