Carnihan Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Carnihan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Carnihan Demographics
Average Carnihan Salary in
England
£30,479
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Carnihan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carnihan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carnihan occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Carnihan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carnihan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Carnihan is the 2,312,869th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Carnihan reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 36 percent live, Greater London, where 28 percent live and Essex, where 16 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 37 percent live and New Zealand, where 12 percent live.
Carnihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Carnihan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Carnihan last name grew 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnian | 93 | 34 | / |
| Carnhan | 93 | 10 | / |
| Carnehan | 88 | 9 | / |
| Carniham | 88 | 3 | / |
| Carniane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Carnijan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cornihan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Carnyhan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Carnihon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Carnjahan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Karnian | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sarnian | 80 | 16 | / |
| Qarnian | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zarnian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cargnan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jarnian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cornian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnion | 80 | 0 | / |
| Carnean | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jarnhamn | 75 | 15 | / |
| Corniane | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cargnand | 75 | 2 | / |
| Czarnyan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karnehan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charnyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jarnijan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jarnhann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cornehan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Karnyhan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Carneham | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cornegian | 71 | 8 | / |
| Karniasin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zarnogian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharniang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cornean | 67 | 306 | / |
| Karnean | 67 | 31 | / |
| Cornyan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sarnouhian | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kornian | 67 | 8 | / |
| Karnion | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karnjan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carneon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kornhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karnyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karnham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kernian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarnjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarnjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cornjan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Corniam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cornion | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jarnham | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Carnihan
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