Colihan Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Colihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Colihan Last Name Facts

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

Colihan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colihan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,409,418th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Colihan live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Colihan is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 2,432,610. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Colihan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Colihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colihan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colihan last name rose 253 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colihan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Colihan surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Colihan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.24% more than the national average, earning $52,744 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 Colihan
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