Shanaghey Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Shanaghey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanaghey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shanaghey Last Name Facts

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

Shanaghey is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shanaghey.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanaghey? popularity and diffusion

Shanaghey is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Shanaghey occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shanaghey live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

Shanaghey is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 764,831. In Scotland it is most common in: North Ayrshire, where 57 percent reside and Aberdeenshire, where 43 percent reside. Aside from Scotland it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside.

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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 Shanaghey
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