Cunighan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Cunighan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cunningham,' a district in North Ayrshire, containing a large number of parishes.
1502. Buried — Thomas Conningham: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1711. Married — Robert Hammond and Elizabeth Cunningham: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCunighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Cunighan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cunningham,' a district in North Ayrshire, containing a large number of parishes.
1502. Buried — Thomas Conningham: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1711. Married — Robert Hammond and Elizabeth Cunningham: ibid.
The northern district of Ayrshire, containing many parishes, whence the old earls of Glencairn. Conyngham and Cunynghame are varieties of this name.
CUNNGHAME: Local: From the district of Cunninghame in Ayrshire. Malcolm Canmore being hotly pursued by Macbeth took refuge in a barn, where a countryman called Malcolm the son of Friskin, concealed him by forking hay or straw over him; on the accession of Malcolm Can-more to the throne he granted to his deliverer the Thanedom of Cunninghame, and for his arms, argent a shake fork sable, with the motto, "Over fork over."
Local. A district in Ayrshire, Scotland. The name signifies the dwelling of the chief or king, from the Saxon, cyning, Dutch, koning, a leader or chief, and ham, a house or town.
Cunighan Demographics
Cunighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cunighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cunighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cunighan is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Cunighan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cunighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cunighan is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cunighan are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 15,515,776. In Mexico Cunighan is most numerous in: Yucatán, where 88 percent live and Campeche, where 13 percent live. Not including Mexico Cunighan occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.
Cunighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunnighan | 94 | 292 | / |
| Cuunighan | 94 | 4 | / |
| Cumnighan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Cunighang | 94 | 1 | / |
| Counighan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Cunigan | 93 | 470 | / |
| Cunnighamn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cunnighhan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cunnigghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cunnigan | 88 | 119 | / |
| Cunigham | 88 | 9 | / |
| Conighan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cunnigham | 82 | 932 | / |
| Connighan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Conigahan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Cunnigahn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cumnigham | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cunnigain | 82 | 0 | / |
| Conigan | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kunigan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Junigan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Sunigan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zunigan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cunigam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cunegan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cunnihgham | 78 | 5 | / |
| Cunnighham | 78 | 2 | / |
| Cunnoigham | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kunughan | 75 | 330 | / |
| Coneghan | 75 | 39 | / |
| Cunnegan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kunigham | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kunigant | 75 | 5 | / |
| Caunugan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Connigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cunnigam | 75 | 0 | / |
| Conyghan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Junnigan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Caunnhigham | 74 | 1 | / |
| Koenighan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cunnihgam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Conneghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuinnigon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cunnegham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koenighain | 67 | 51 | / |
| Conegan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zuñigan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Koenighann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cónegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Konigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Conigon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Junegan | 67 | 0 | / |
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