Carnighan Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Carnighan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carnighan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Carnighan Last Name Facts

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

Carnighan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Carnighan.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnighan? popularity and diffusion

Carnighan is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Carnighan is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Carnighan reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Carnighan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Carnighan is mostly found in: California, where 48 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Arizona, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Carnighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carnighan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carnighan last name grew 711 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carnighan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carnighan are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Carnighan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.19% more than the national average, earning $60,923 USD per year.

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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 Carnighan
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