O'Hegan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Hegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Hegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

O'Hegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Hegan occurs in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. O'Hegan is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Hegan reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Connaught, where 50 percent are found and Munster, where 50 percent are found. Other than Ireland it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found.

O'Hegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Hegan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Hegan last name contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Hegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Heygan931/
O'Heagan930/
O'Egan922/
O'Hagan869,646/
Gohegan8614/
Oheagan860/
O'Gegan860/
Hohegan860/
Oegan832/
Ochegane801/
Goheagan801/
Goegan77463/
Ojegan7718/
Hoegan776/
Ogegan771/
Heugan771/
Ahegan771/
Ehegan771/
Haegan770/
Hocheggan751/
Heughan71274/
Hațegan71237/
Gahegan7160/
Goeghan713/
Hașegan713/
Ojiegan711/
Oegagne711/
Hășegan711/
Haåegan711/
Ahegane711/
Achegan711/
Haeghan710/
Aegan6761/
Eugan676/
Haenghan674/
Achegane672/
Heueghan671/
Heughhan671/
Goheagon670/
Houiegan670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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'Hegan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis