Cunniham Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cunniham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cunniham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Cunniham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cunniham is most common in Ireland. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunniham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cunniham is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Cunniham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Cunniham live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in Ireland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Munster, where 93 percent are found and Leinster, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Ireland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent are found.

Cunniham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cunniham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cunniham Last Name Statistics demography

Cunniham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.

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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 Cunniham
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