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

The last name Carnahan is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,145th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 663,469 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Carnahan are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 12 people.

The last name Carnahan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,236 people, or 1 in 35,410. In The United States Carnahan is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Carnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Carnahan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Carnahan last name are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.72% registered to vote for 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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