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

The surname Carnighan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnighan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Carnighan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Carnighan reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Carnighan is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Carnighan is most frequent in: California, where 48 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Arizona, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Carnighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carnighan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 those holding the Carnighan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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