Creehan Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

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

Creehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Creehan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creehan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creehan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,202,518th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Creehan live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Creehan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States Creehan is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Creehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creehan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Creehan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Creehan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creehan surname are 10.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

Creehan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crehan922,286/
Creahan8689/
Crețean8634/
Crehgan861/
Creeyan860/
Crehang860/
Crehane860/
Crean835,241/
Creen83473/
Schrehan800/
Crihan771,344/
Creane77499/
Krehan77439/
Crețan77333/
Creuen7736/
Craehn7713/
Creyen777/
Creant775/
Cryhan773/
Sreean771/
Crehon771/
Crejen771/
Creaon771/
Creasn771/
Chrean771/
Croean771/
Screan770/
Kreehn770/
Creahn770/
Creyan770/
Creang770/
Creian770/
Craean770/
Creand770/
Creham770/
Creusen71447/
Schreen71136/
Krehahn7162/
Sreejan7155/
Krehain7134/
Schrean7128/
Kraehan7115/
Schreihahn7110/
Creatin716/
Createn715/
Croyhan712/
Sreeyan712/
Kroehan712/
Zreihan712/
Kreyhan712/
Creggen711/
Crayhan711/
Creangå711/
Tchrean711/
Chreang711/
Krehayn711/
Krehhan711/
Croyean710/
Creasin710/
Creasen710/
Crahain710/
Crain6725,823/
Cryan672,970/
Craun671,307/
Cream671,045/
Sreen67671/
Zreen67479/
Creon67374/
Craen67297/
Croen67208/
Creissen67107/
Schreyen6794/
Kreen6779/
Crian6742/
Kraehahn6721/
Shreihan6718/
Krean6718/
Schreane6715/
Crein6714/
Ceheryan6713/
Crayn6712/
Srean6712/
Creasing6711/
Shrehane6710/
Creachen677/
Shreeyan676/
Shreeang673/
Cruen673/
Sreejang673/
Creachin672/
Crien672/
Krehhahn672/
Creanová671/
Chreiten671/
Cryen671/
Creyn671/
Sreejaun671/
Creun670/
Creasent670/

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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
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  • 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 Creehan
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