Carnahan Surname

47,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Carnahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2361:35,4104,421
Canada4871:75,6588,534
Australia1081:249,96023,064
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
England121:4,643,172139,951
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9371:25,9263,188

Carnahan (12) may also be a first name.

Carnahan Last Name Facts

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

Carnahan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carnahan is the 47,145th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 663,469 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Carnahan live; 98 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename globally It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 10,236 people, or 1 in 35,410. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Carnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carnahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carnahan surname rose 528 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carnahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Carnahan last name is primarily Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carnahan surname are 15.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Carnahan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $44,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $54,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnnahan9436/
Carnahand940/
Carnahant940/
Carrnahan940/
Caarnahan940/
Carnhan9310/
Carnahn932/
Carnaham8845/
Karnahan8815/
Cornahan883/
Carnaatn881/
Carnan86145/
Carnain80130/
Carngan804/
Carnann801/
Carrnan801/
Carnham801/
Cargnan801/
Cornahn800/
Carnane800/
Carnean800/
Caurnan800/
Kernahan75923/
Karneahn759/
Carnasen754/
Carnaing753/
Cargnand752/
Cornaham750/
Caurnane750/
Karnan71690/
Carnon7144/
Cornachin7124/
Qarnan7119/
Cornan7119/
Carnam7118/
Carnochen713/
Karnain672,791/
Cornand67671/
Kearnan67359/
Cornean67306/
Carnein67162/
Kernahn67110/
Qarnain67106/
Cornant6777/
Cournan6751/
Khasrnhand6736/
Karnean6731/
Karnane6726/
Karnnan6712/
Cornain6710/
Ckernan676/
Corngan675/
Karngan674/
Cornnan674/
Kornhan672/
Karnham672/
Kaernan672/
Kkarnan671/
Karnang671/
Qarnane671/
Karnahssin671/
Coornan671/
Carnnon671/
Karnaam671/
Kernhan671/
Katrnan671/
Kairnan671/
Carrnon670/
Kaurnan670/
Carhnon670/
Qarrnan670/
Carnont670/
Kaarnan670/

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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
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  • 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 Carnahan
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