O'Hegan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
O'Hegan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
O'Hegan Demographics
O'Hegan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Hegan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Hegan Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Hegan has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Hegan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. O'Hegan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Hegan are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
O'Hegan is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Connaught, where 50 percent live and Munster, where 50 percent live. Besides Ireland it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live.
O'Hegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Hegan has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Hegan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Heygan | 93 | 1 | / |
| O'Heagan | 93 | 0 | / |
| O'Egan | 92 | 2 | / |
| O'Hagan | 86 | 9,646 | / |
| Gohegan | 86 | 14 | / |
| Oheagan | 86 | 0 | / |
| O'Gegan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hohegan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Oegan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ochegane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goheagan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goegan | 77 | 463 | / |
| Ojegan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hoegan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ogegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heugan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haegan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hocheggan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heughan | 71 | 274 | / |
| Hațegan | 71 | 237 | / |
| Gahegan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Goeghan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hașegan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ojiegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oegagne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hășegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haåegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahegane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haeghan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aegan | 67 | 61 | / |
| Eugan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haenghan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achegane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heueghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heughhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goheagon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Houiegan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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
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