Mullighan Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mullighan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mullighan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Mullighan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mullighan occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullighan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mullighan is the 2,203,767th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Mullighan are found; 89 percent are found in Australasia and 89 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Mullighan is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 409,026. In Australia it is most frequent in: South Australia, where 94 percent live, New South Wales, where 3 percent live and Queensland, where 2 percent live. Aside from Australia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Mullighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mullighan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mullighan last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mullighan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) 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
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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 Mullighan
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