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 carried by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Henchion? popularity and diffusion

Henchion is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Henchion is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Henchion live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 100,190. In Ireland it is most common in: Munster, where 70 percent live and Leinster, where 30 percent live. Besides Ireland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Henchion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Henchion has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name rose 261 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henchion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Henchion last name is primarily 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
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  • 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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