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Where Does The Last Name Ahern Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ahern (Arabic: اهرن) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahern? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 25,388^th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 342,879 people. Ahern is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Ahern are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ahern is also the 1,011,231^st most frequent first name globally, borne by 89 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,935 people, or 1 in 30,369. In The United States Ahern is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Ahern Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ahern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahern last name rose 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 6 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 628 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahern Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ahern last name are 0.019999999999996% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ahern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.67% more than the national average, earning R 379,440 per year; in United States they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $50,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,048 CAD per year.