Clonan Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clonan Surname Definition:

This name, Ó Cluanáin in the Gaelic-Irish form, belongs almost exclusively to Co. Galway.

Clonan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
England161:3,482,379114,324
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Clonan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name, Ó Cluanáin in the Gaelic-Irish form, belongs almost exclusively to Co. Galway.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Clonan Last Name Facts

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

Clonan is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clonan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clonan is the 662,685th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Clonan live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 1,693,733. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 27 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States Clonan occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Ireland, where 22 percent are found.

Clonan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clonan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Clonan last name expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 439 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clonan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clonan are 30.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Clonan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloonan921,800/
Clongan921/
Clonnan921/
Clounan920/
Clonant920/
Cloenan920/
Cloonane860/
Clunan83346/
Clanan8356/
Klonan833/
Slonan832/
Clonon830/
Claunan77240/
Clagnan77180/
Slongan776/
Clannan773/
Clounon772/
Klonnan772/
Cloonon771/
Kloonan771/
Clonnon770/
Cllanan770/
Clanahan71596/
Sillonan711/
Sellonan711/
Schlottnann711/
Clahanan710/
Clanon6725/
Killongan6721/
Klonon6710/
Klanan673/
Clannahan671/
Clanahand671/
Chellanan670/
Clllanane670/
Klunan670/
Slanan670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clonan
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