Roughan Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Roughan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roughan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2821:95,72910,881
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Ireland2541:18,5391,975
England2171:256,76520,624
New Zealand2071:21,8763,831
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2521:17,5792,142
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Roughan (21) may also be a first name.

Roughan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roughan is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Roughan.

How Common Is The Last Name Roughan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roughan is the 294,637th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. Roughan occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Roughan live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. Roughan is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 95,729. In Australia Roughan is most common in: New South Wales, where 44 percent reside, Queensland, where 33 percent reside and South Australia, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 20 percent reside.

Roughan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roughan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roughan last name grew 791 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 101 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 748 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roughan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Roughan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Roughan last name are 2.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roughan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.84% more than the national average, earning $58,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.99% more than the national average, earning $61,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roughang931/
Roughain931/
Roghan92574/
Rougan9210/
Rughan923/
Roungchan886/
Roughkhan881/
Rougane8622/
Ronghan8613/
Roghane862/
Rooghan861/
Roghang861/
Roghand861/
Roughon861/
Rougham860/
Raughan860/
Rouegan860/
Rogan8315,367/
Rugan83467/
Rouganne80111/
Rongchan8011/
Royaghan809/
Rugchang806/
Rouggane804/
Rungchan803/
Rounghon801/
Roughoun800/
Rougon77725/
Rogahn77358/
Rungan77309/
Roggan77183/
Raghan77135/
Rugant77115/
Rongan7792/
Raugan7743/
Rugang7728/
Rogane7721/
Rugain7719/
Rogann7711/
Rugane7710/
Rogang7710/
Rugayn778/
Rogant774/
Ruggan772/
Rogand772/
Rugann772/
Rogain772/
Rugaan772/
Ruigan771/
Rogaan771/
Roganh771/
Rogayn771/
Reugan771/
Rosgan771/
Rhogan771/
Roghon771/
Roogan770/
Roegan770/
Rhugan770/
Rohgan770/
Reungchan752/
Roongchan751/
Rogatin711,704/
Roghong7171/
Rungayn7154/
Rogaten7152/
Ranghan7147/
Roungon7126/
Roganne7126/
Raghane7125/
Rogacin7117/
Raghang7111/
Roongan7111/
Rugaine7110/
Raghanh718/
Reaungchan716/
Rogaine714/
Ruigang714/
Raghhan713/
Runggan713/
Raighan712/
Raghann712/
Ronggan712/
Rungain712/
Reaghan711/
Raghain711/
Raghand711/
Rowegan711/
Ruogang711/
Reyghan711/
Reeghan711/
Rongain711/
Rougond711/
Rougoon711/
Reugane711/
Roigane711/
Rongaan711/
Roogain711/
Rugchon711/
Raugang711/
Rasghan711/
Ragahan711/
Reighan710/
Ragan6717,400/
Roganova672,474/
Rogon671,396/
Rongchon67318/
Rogam67127/
Rugon67117/
Rajaghan6776/
Rogán6758/
Rayaghan6739/
Rogasien6722/
Rahaghan6713/
Rugam6712/
Rojingan6710/
Raghaune675/
Reighand674/
Răgan674/
Rayungan673/
Ruganova673/
Rugachin672/
Rajogand671/
Rogochin671/
Ragchaan671/
Rangchan671/

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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 Roughan
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