McGegan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McGegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGegan is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McGegan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGegan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of McGegan reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name McGegan is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 71 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

McGegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGegan has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGegan Last Name Statistics demography

McGegan earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.93% less than the national average, earning R 95,232 per year.

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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
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  • 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 McGegan
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