Cushnahan Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cushnahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cushnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland2371:7,7851,324
England341:1,638,76668,634
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Jersey51:19,8403,614
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Cushnahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cushnahan is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cushnahan? popularity and diffusion

Cushnahan is the 853,416th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Cushnahan live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cushnahan is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 7,785. Besides Northern Ireland it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Cushnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cushnahan has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Cushnahan last name grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cushnahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cusnahan940/
Cushnaham896/
Cushnan88169/
Cosnahan82145/
Cusnan801/
Chusnan75139/
Kushnan7536/
Causnan752/
Cushnam752/
Cushnon750/
Causnean71105/
Kuishnan718/
Couchnan711/
Kushnann711/
Kusnan672,325/
Zusnan6720/
Jusnan6716/
Cuznan672/
Cujnan672/
Khushnain672/
Cosnan671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cushnahan
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