Karnahan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Karnahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Karnahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnahan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Karnahan are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 50 percent live, California, where 43 percent live and Oregon, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent live.

Karnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karnahan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Karnahan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.37% less than the national average, earning $17,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnahan8810,984/
Kernahan88923/
Karneahn889/
Karnan86690/
Carnnahan8236/
Carnahant820/
Carrnahan820/
Caarnahan820/
Carnahand820/
Karnain802,791/
Kearnan80359/
Kernahn80110/
Karnean8031/
Karnane8026/
Karnnan8012/
Carnhan8010/
Karngan804/
Karnham802/
Kaernan802/
Carnahn802/
Kornhan802/
Karnaam801/
Kernhan801/
Katrnan801/
Karnang801/
Kairnan801/
Kkarnan801/
Kaarnan800/
Kaurnan800/
Khasrnhand7836/
Karnahssin781/
Carnaham7545/
Kharnain7517/
Karnngan754/
Kornnaan753/
Cornahan753/
Karnnang751/
Kärnhamn751/
Karnhein751/
Carnaatn751/
Karnaine751/
Kairnain751/
Karnaten751/
Kearnean750/
Kernan715,114/
Karnon71230/
Carnan71145/
Kornan7163/
Qarnan7119/
Kärnan711/
Keirnan67535/
Korgnan67525/
Carnain67130/
Qarnain67106/
Kornain6787/
Karnein6741/
Karnoun6735/
Kernain6725/
Kearnon6713/
Kornand6710/
Kernean676/
Ckernan676/
Kornane674/
Carngan674/
Karngon673/
Korrnan671/
Kernnan671/
Karrnam671/
Kournan671/
Kairnam671/
Carnham671/
Keernan671/
Carrnan671/
Carnann671/
Kornohn671/
Kornang671/
Kharnon671/
Kornnan671/
Cargnan671/
Qarnane671/
Caurnan670/
Carnean670/
Kerrnan670/
Carnane670/
Kernann670/
Qarrnan670/
Koornan670/
Cornahn670/

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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 Karnahan
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