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 occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKergan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name McKergan is mostly found in Europe, where 101 percent of McKergan are found; 101 percent are found in Northern Europe and 101 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 23,063. In Northern Ireland it is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

McKergan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McKergan last name is primarily 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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