Cunniffe Surname
Approximately 2,393 people bear this surname
Cunniffe Surname Definition:
Mac Conduibh In addition to variant spellings such as Coneffe, this name is also anglicized MacNiff, Caddo, MacAdoo, MacEndoo, Kinniff etc. etc. These are found in many parts of Connacht and west Ulster.
Canniff may be a synonym of MacAniff or MacNiff; but in Co.
Read More About This SurnameCunniffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 878 | 1:5,363 | 855 |
| England | 573 | 1:97,239 | 10,313 |
| United States | 454 | 1:798,368 | 61,583 |
| New Zealand | 167 | 1:27,116 | 4,736 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Northern Ireland | 71 | 1:25,986 | 2,864 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 259 | 1:17,104 | 2,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Cunniffe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Conduibh In addition to variant spellings such as Coneffe, this name is also anglicized MacNiff, Caddo, MacAdoo, MacEndoo, Kinniff etc. etc. These are found in many parts of Connacht and west Ulster.
Canniff may be a synonym of MacAniff or MacNiff; but in Co. Cork it is Ó Ceannduibh (W). SIF 47
(Irish) The son of Cudubh (black hound).
Cunniffe Demographics
Average Cunniffe Salary in
United States
$50,043 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cunniffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cunniffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cunniffe is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cunniffe? popularity and diffusion
Cunniffe is the 178,482nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,045,360 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cunniffe are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Cunniffe is most frequent in Ireland, where it is held by 878 people, or 1 in 5,363. In Ireland Cunniffe is primarily concentrated in: Connaught, where 68 percent are found, Leinster, where 29 percent are found and Ulster, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Ireland this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Cunniffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cunniffe has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname grew 339 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 910 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,566 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cunniffe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cunniffe last name are 20.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cunniffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.17% more than the national average, earning R 363,996 per year; in United States they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning $50,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $44,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunniff | 93 | 2,383 | / |
| Cuniffe | 93 | 64 | / |
| Cunnife | 93 | 2 | / |
| Conniffe | 88 | 46 | / |
| Cunnifee | 88 | 2 | / |
| Cunniffa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cunneffe | 88 | 0 | / |
| Cuniff | 86 | 220 | / |
| Cunnif | 86 | 18 | / |
| Cunife | 86 | 1 | / |
| Conniffey | 82 | 0 | / |
| Conniff | 80 | 1,483 | / |
| Cunneff | 80 | 69 | / |
| Cunoiff | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cunnisf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cunieff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coniffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cuniffy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cauniff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Connife | 80 | 0 | / |
| Couniff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cunif | 77 | 0 | / |
| Connifey | 75 | 37 | / |
| Junnifer | 75 | 10 | / |
| Cunneaff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Conneffe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Coniff | 71 | 240 | / |
| Cunnew | 71 | 194 | / |
| Junife | 71 | 8 | / |
| Connif | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cuneff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Conife | 71 | 0 | / |
| Conneff | 67 | 120 | / |
| Kunniev | 67 | 50 | / |
| Junifer | 67 | 27 | / |
| Conifey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Connify | 67 | 11 | / |
| Konnife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conoiff | 67 | 1 | / |
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