Sanaghan Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sanaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland771:69,5305,379
United States721:5,034,152256,679
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Sanaghan (11) may also be a first name.

Sanaghan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanaghan (Oriya: ସାନଘନ) is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sanaghan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Sanaghan live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Scotland, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 69,530. In Scotland Sanaghan is mostly concentrated in: Fife, where 47 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 22 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding Scotland this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Sanaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sanaghan has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Sanaghan surname expanded 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sanaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sanaghan last name is primarily Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sanaghan surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sanaghan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanaghan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanaghan in the Oriya language
ସାନଘନsanaghana-

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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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  • 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 Sanaghan
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