Cuneen Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Cuneen Surname Definition:

Ó Cuinín was one of the septs of Thomond which took part in the battle of Loghraska in 1317. Mac Coinín was sub-chief to Ó Caithnidh (O'Caheny or Canny) in the barony of Erris, Co. Mayo. There are four references to them in The Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachra.

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Cuneen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland741:59,8634,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Cuneen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cuinín was one of the septs of Thomond which took part in the battle of Loghraska in 1317. Mac Coinín was sub-chief to Ó Caithnidh (O'Caheny or Canny) in the barony of Erris, Co. Mayo. There are four references to them in The Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachra.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Cuneen Last Name Facts

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

Cuneen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuneen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cuneen is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Cuneen live; 47 percent live in Australasia and 47 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Cuneen is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside, Ohio, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Cuneen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cuneen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cuneen last name rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cuneen Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Cuneen surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Cuneen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $40,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cunneen921,874/
Cauneen9212/
Cuhneen921/
Cueneen920/
Cumneen920/
Cunen91104/
Chauneen861/
Cuinneen860/
Ceunen83572/
Counen83121/
Cuynen8386/
Cuinen8384/
Coneen8370/
Cunnen8344/
Suneen8310/
Cunenc834/
Chunen832/
Kuneen831/
Cunean830/
Cunyen830/
Cunien830/
Cumnen830/
Caunen830/
Conneen77252/
Cunnien77174/
Cugnenc7729/
Kunheen7714/
Cuijnen778/
Chunnen776/
Chaunen772/
Jutneen771/
Cunnenn771/
Conehen771/
Quineen771/
Kouneen771/
Cunhaen771/
Cunnean770/
Cunehan770/
Cunnein770/
Cunin733,092/
Conen731,839/
Kunen73778/
Junen73226/
Sunen73159/
Zunen732/
Cunem730/
Cougnenc71138/
Causnean71105/
Ciunienė718/
Kuneyene711/
Tchounen711/
Khunneen711/
Counehan710/
Coenen6717,136/
Kuhnen674,645/
Keunen671,076/
Kunnen671,051/
Chunin671,048/
Kuenen67868/
Coonen67809/
Caunin67485/
Kaunen67299/
Cungin67271/
Sunnen67268/
Jeunen67264/
Connen67188/
Cunion67176/
Kineen67114/
Zuinen67110/
Conein6777/
Cuning6754/
Cugnin6747/
Chunyn6741/
Zeunen6739/
Kunyen6739/
Cunnin6738/
Khunen6735/
Juinen6731/
Suinen6729/
Saunen6728/
Kounen6723/
Conien6719/
Tchouneng6718/
Jounen6715/
Juneng6710/
Kunenn679/
Conean675/
Cunyon674/
Zumnen674/
Cunink674/
Cünnen674/
Zoneen674/
Cunain673/
Quinen672/
Sujnen672/
Juneem671/
Qaunen671/
Quonen671/
Kunein671/
Ceunin671/
Cunayn671/
Junent671/
Cunina671/
Kunenc671/
Juhnen671/
Kunehn671/
Cunneyhan670/
Sunien670/
Koneen670/
Kutnen670/

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