Kanahan Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Kanahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 71 | 1:425,410 | 8,610 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Kanahan (31) may also be a first name.
Kanahan Demographics
Kanahan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kanahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanahan occurs most in Venezuela. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanahan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,428,594th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kanahan are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Kanahan is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 425,410. In Venezuela it is mostly concentrated in: Carabobo, where 63 percent reside, Falcón, where 17 percent reside and Yaracuy, where 14 percent reside. Not including Venezuela this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Kanahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kanahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kanahan surname expanded 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kanahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
Kanahan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 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 Kanahan
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