McGahen Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

McGahen Last Name Facts

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

McGahen is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGahen? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGahen is the 1,194,481st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McGahen are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States McGahen is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 35 percent are found, Texas, where 33 percent are found and Indiana, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States McGahen occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

McGahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGahen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGahen surname expanded 356 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGahen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGahen last name are 50.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 97.62% being registered to vote for the party.

McGahen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGahean931/
McAhen921/
McGaen920/
McCahen8615/
McGhaen860/
McKahen860/
McGahem860/
McGohen860/
McGehean8082/
McGaheem801/
McCaen771/
McOhen771/
McGein771/
McGoen770/
McGheehen750/
McGeein7177/
McGeean7157/
McKahin7114/
McCohen713/
McEahin712/
McKohen711/
Mcgoeng711/
McGehin710/
McGoain710/
McGoeen710/
McCahin710/
McGooen710/
McKeaen710/
Mengaaen6711/
McAechin671/
Mkaen671/
Mgoen671/
McCheain670/
McCauhin670/
McKahine670/

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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 McGahen
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