Karnaghan Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Karnaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Karnaghan Demographics
Karnaghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Karnaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karnaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karnaghan is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karnaghan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Karnaghan reside; 81 percent reside in Australasia and 81 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,079,828. In Australia Karnaghan is most numerous in: Queensland, where 44 percent are found, New South Wales, where 36 percent are found and Victoria, where 20 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.
Karnaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karnaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karnaghan last name rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karnaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
Karnaghan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearnaghan | 95 | 31 | / |
| Kernaghan | 89 | 2,573 | / |
| Carnaghan | 89 | 105 | / |
| Karnaghon | 89 | 17 | / |
| Karnagang | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kearnagan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karnagham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Karnoghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kornaghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Carnaughan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kernahghan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Keirnaghan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Kkernaghan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Carnagan | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kernagan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kernoghan | 78 | 146 | / |
| Kerneghan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Cornaghan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kernagahn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Carnoghan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kernagann | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kernegan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kerneghon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Karnaghan
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