O'Fathaigh Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Fathaigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

O'Fathaigh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:134,5416,387
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ó'fathaigh (1) are calculated separately.

O'Fathaigh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Fathaigh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Fathaigh is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ó'fathaigh. Click here for further possible spellings of O'Fathaigh.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Fathaigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name O'Fathaigh is the 3,323,005th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Fathaigh reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 134,541. In Ireland O'Fathaigh is primarily concentrated in: Connaught, where 54 percent are found and Leinster, where 40 percent are found. Excluding Ireland O'Fathaigh occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ó'fathaigh971/
Ofathaigh957/
Aofthaah671/
Afatag633/
Afatak5016/
Efatak5011/
Afatik502/

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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 O'Fathaigh
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