McHagan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

McHagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McHagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McHagan Last Name Facts

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

McHagan occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McHagan.

How Common Is The Last Name McHagan? popularity and diffusion

McHagan is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of McHagan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name McHagan is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Apart from Ghana McHagan exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

McHagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McHagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McHagan surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAhagan930/
McHaghan930/
Mhagan920/
McSagan860/
Mhaghan860/
McEagan860/
McHegan860/
McHeggan801/
McHoigan800/
Mhagam777/
Mhogan773/
Mjagan773/
McAgon770/
Mhaighane751/
McAghon7128/
Msagane711/
McOghan710/
McEugan710/
McAughan6749/
Msagatin671/
M'Caughan631/
Mhogam621/
Mzogang572/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McHagan
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