Caheny Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Caheny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caheny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:181,1137,791
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355

Caheny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caheny occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caheny? popularity and diffusion

Caheny is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Caheny reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in Ireland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 181,113. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Connaught, where 96 percent live and Ulster, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Caheny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caheny has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname rose 289 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caheny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Caheny surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahenyo921/
Jaheny8377/
Kaheny8331/
Saheny839/
Caenoy833/
Coheny831/
Caeney830/
Sahenyi7790/
Sahenny7715/
Cohenny7713/
Coheney771/
Choeney771/
Caenaya771/
Kahenyi771/
Chaeney770/
Qaeny7352/
Caene7326/
Caeni731/
Chaheine7141/
Cahingoy711/
Tchoenyo711/
Cohene673,158/
Choene67812/
Choeni67440/
Saheni67306/
Chaeni67200/
Kaehny67127/
Kahene67120/
Kaheni6792/
Caenes6788/
Sahene6762/
Chaengaya6755/
Zaheni6741/
Jaheni6734/
Coheni674/
Kaenuy673/
Chaene672/
Ciaene672/
Kahiny672/
Joheny672/
Zaenay672/
Cahini672/
Jahény672/
Kaeeny672/
Soheny671/
Cohené671/
Saenay671/
Saenny671/
Saenoy671/
Cahine671/
Ceainy671/
Zoheny671/
Caenoi671/
Ckaena671/
Kaenay671/
Sahiny671/
Zaetny671/
Kaeney670/
Kaeniy670/
Saeney670/
Koheny670/

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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 Caheny
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