Henchion Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Henchion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henchion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:100,1905,388
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Henchion Last Name Facts

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

The last name Henchion is found most frequently in Ireland. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Henchion? popularity and diffusion

The surname Henchion is the 2,460,878th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Henchion live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 100,190. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 70 percent live and Leinster, where 30 percent live. Without taking into account Ireland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Henchion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Henchion has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Henchion surname expanded 261 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henchion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Henchion
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