Oceallaigh Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Oceallaigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oceallaigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:156,9657,012
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oceallaigh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oceallaigh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Oceallaigh has its highest incidence in Ireland. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oceallaigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oceallaigh is the 2,661,929th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Oceallaigh are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Oceallaigh is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 156,965. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Munster, where 53 percent are found and Leinster, where 47 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Oceallaigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oceallaigh surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Oceallaigh earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $36,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Ceallaigh95190/
Oceallagh951/
Oceallaig951/
Ocaellaigh901/
Ocealleagh901/
O'Ceallagh901/
O'Ceallaig901/
O'Cealligh900/
O'Callagh841/
Ohealaigh841/
O'Callag781/
O'Scalleigh762/
Uchalagh671/

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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 Oceallaigh
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