Shanagan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shanagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Shanagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanagan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shanagan.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanagan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Shanagan reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Shanagan is primarily found in: New York, where 63 percent are found, New Jersey, where 32 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Shanagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shanagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shanagan last name increased 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shanagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shanagan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Shanagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning R 141,936 per year and in United States they earn 110.96% more than the national average, earning $91,025 USD per year.

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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 Shanagan
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