McKergan Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

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

McKergan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKergan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McKergan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKergan is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKergan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname McKergan occurs mostly in Europe, where 101 percent of McKergan reside; 101 percent reside in Northern Europe and 101 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 23,063. In Northern Ireland McKergan is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Northern Ireland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

McKergan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McKergan surname is predominantly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

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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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  • 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 McKergan
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