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

Caheny occurs most in Ireland. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caheny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caheny is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Caheny reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 181,113. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Connaught, where 96 percent are found and Ulster, where 4 percent are found. Not including Ireland Caheny is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Caheny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caheny has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Caheny surname expanded 289 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caheny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Caheny last name 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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