Callahan Surname
Approximately 75,463 people bear this surname
Callahan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) War; Warrior [Irish Ceallachan— ceallach + the diminutive suff. -án]
Callahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71,595 | 1:5,063 | 564 |
| Canada | 1,598 | 1:23,057 | 3,134 |
| Australia | 1,304 | 1:20,702 | 2,869 |
| England | 285 | 1:195,502 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 83 | 1:54,558 | 8,669 |
| Chile | 55 | 1:320,300 | 9,085 |
| Ireland | 47 | 1:100,190 | 5,388 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 134 | 1:33,059 | 3,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 206 | 1:118,327 | 11,338 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,983 | 1:3,868 | 475 |
Callahan (245) may also be a first name.
Callahan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) War; Warrior [Irish Ceallachan— ceallach + the diminutive suff. -án]
(Irish) Grandson of little Ceallach (contention).
Callahan Demographics
Callahan Political Affiliation
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Callahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Callahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Callahan (Arabic: كالاهان) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Callahan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,525th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 96,571 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Callahan are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 570,604th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 245 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 71,595 people, or 1 in 5,063. In The United States Callahan is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 7 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Callahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Callahan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 65 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Callahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Callahan last name are 8.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Callahan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.74% more than the national average, earning R 324,936 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Callahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Callahan in the Arabic language | ||
| كالاهان | kalahan | - |
| كلهان | klhan | - |
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Callahan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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