Oulaghan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Oulaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oulaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Oulaghan Last Name Facts

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

Oulaghan occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oulaghan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oulaghan is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Oulaghan reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 205,833. In New Zealand Oulaghan is most frequent in: Canterbury Region, where 45 percent reside, Taranaki Region, where 27 percent reside and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 45 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Oulaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oulaghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Oulaghan surname increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Oulaghan
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