Creahan Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

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

Creahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Creahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creahan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Creahan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Creahan live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 33 percent live, Missouri, where 31 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Creahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Creahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Creahan surname rose 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Creahan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Creahan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Creahan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,532 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crehan922,286/
Creahn920/
Creehan86196/
Crehgan861/
Crehang860/
Crehane860/
Crean835,241/
Chrauhan804/
Schrehan800/
Crihan771,344/
Krehan77439/
Crețan77333/
Cryhan773/
Creaon771/
Crehon771/
Kreahn771/
Croean771/
Creham770/
Crahon770/
Craean770/
Khrueahan754/
Krehahn7162/
Krehain7134/
Crețean7134/
Schrean7128/
Kraehan7115/
Crayhon7111/
Srahgan714/
Kriahan713/
Kroehan712/
Krehhan711/
Krehayn711/
Srjahan711/
Crehone710/
Craijan710/
Croyean710/
Cryan672,970/
Creon67374/
Crian6742/
Craon6736/
Kraehahn6721/
Srean6712/
Shrehane6710/
Krauhang673/
Krehhahn672/
Schroean670/

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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 Creahan
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