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 last name O'Goan is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of O'Goan.

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

This last name is the 2,047,559th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname O'Goan is primarily found in Europe, where 101 percent of O'Goan live; 101 percent live in Northern Europe and 101 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 24,933. In Northern Ireland it is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Beside Northern Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

O'Goan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Goan has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Goan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the O'Goan surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ongoan831/
Ogoang831/
Ogoanh831/
Hogoan831/
O'Hoang774/
Ogouane771/
Hongoan771/
Oghouan771/
Agoan73156/
Ouoan739/
Gaoan736/
Goaon733/
Ogaon731/
Ohoan731/
Ogoam730/
Hongoanh711/
Honggoan711/
Ohouan6741/
Hagoan6727/
Ogahon6722/
Agoain6721/
Gohaon6720/
Gaoaan675/
Gahoan674/
Gao'an673/
Gagoan673/
Hoohan672/
Angoan672/
Eghoan672/
Agoane672/
Gouaon672/
Ouoane671/
Gogaon671/
Agouan671/
Aooaan671/
Agohan671/
Aooang671/
O'Houhgan670/

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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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