O'Goan 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

O'Goan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Goan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385

O'Goan Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Goan is found most in Northern Ireland. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 2,047,559th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. O'Goan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 101 percent of O'Goan live; 101 percent live in Northern Europe and 101 percent live in British Isles.

The last name O'Goan is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 24,933. In Northern Ireland it is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Northern Ireland O'Goan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

O'Goan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Goan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the O'Goan last name declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Goan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Goan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogoanh831/
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O'Hoang774/
Ogouane771/
Hongoan771/
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Agoan73156/
Ouoan739/
Gaoan736/
Goaon733/
Ogaon731/
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Hongoanh711/
Honggoan711/
Ohouan6741/
Hagoan6727/
Ogahon6722/
Agoain6721/
Gohaon6720/
Gaoaan675/
Gahoan674/
Gao'an673/
Gagoan673/
Hoohan672/
Angoan672/
Eghoan672/
Agoane672/
Gouaon672/
Ouoane671/
Gogaon671/
Agouan671/
Aooaan671/
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Aooang671/
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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'Goan
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