Careys Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Careys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Careys (167) may also be a first name.
Careys Demographics
Careys Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Careys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Careys Come From? nationality or country of origin
Careys is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Careys? popularity and diffusion
The surname Careys is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Careys is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Careys reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Careys is also the 708,111th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 167 people.
It is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Apart from Somalia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.
Careys Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Careys
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