Cavnagh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cavnagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavnagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Cavnagh Last Name Facts

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

Cavnagh is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavnagh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cavnagh reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 67 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found. Not including The United States Cavnagh is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found.

Cavnagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cavnagh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavnagh last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavnagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cavnagh surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavnaugh9333/
Cavnacgh930/
Kavnagh868/
Savnagh860/
Cavnahg860/
Covnagh860/
Kavnaugh804/
Kavnagth801/
Kavneagh800/
Cavnough800/
Covnaugh800/
Kavngaugh751/
Keavnaugh750/
Cavgnac711/
Cabnnag711/
Cahabnag672/
Chavnake671/
Kavnough670/
Chavhnake634/
Chabnak5714/

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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 Cavnagh
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