McGurnaghan Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
McGurnaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 86 | 1:21,454 | 2,532 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 45 | 1:98,441 | 6,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
McGurnaghan Demographics
McGurnaghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McGurnaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGurnaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McGurnaghan occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McGurnaghan? popularity and diffusion
McGurnaghan is the 1,907,068th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. McGurnaghan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 128 percent of McGurnaghan live; 127 percent live in Northern Europe and 127 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly used in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 21,454. In Northern Ireland it is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland McGurnaghan exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
McGurnaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McGurnaghan has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McGurnaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacGurnaghan | 96 | 4 | / |
| McGurnghan | 95 | 0 | / |
| McGranaghan | 91 | 1,098 | / |
| McGrenaghan | 91 | 136 | / |
| McGuranghan | 91 | 8 | / |
| McGurnachan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Magurnaghan | 91 | 1 | / |
| McGarnaghan | 91 | 0 | / |
| MacGranaghan | 87 | 16 | / |
| MacGrenaghan | 87 | 1 | / |
| McGrannaghan | 87 | 1 | / |
| McGrennaghan | 87 | 0 | / |
| McGranghan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mcgranagan | 86 | 2 | / |
| McGranachan | 82 | 45 | / |
| McGreneghan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mogranaghan | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacGranagan | 82 | 1 | / |
| McKernaghan | 82 | 1 | / |
| McGrannaghn | 82 | 0 | / |
| McGrannagan | 82 | 0 | / |
| McGranaghen | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCranaghan | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCarnaghan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mcgrannachan | 78 | 19 | / |
| MacGranachan | 78 | 10 | / |
| MacRanghan | 76 | 1 | / |
| McGronigan | 76 | 0 | / |
| McGranakan | 76 | 0 | / |
| McCrenagan | 76 | 0 | / |
| McGrenigan | 76 | 0 | / |
| McGrannagon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Magrunakhane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mugrankhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| McArnganey | 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 McGurnaghan
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