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

Karnahan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnahan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Karnahan is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Karnahan live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Karnahan is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Karnahan is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 50 percent are found, California, where 43 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Karnahan is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Karnahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karnahan has changed over time. 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 adherence of those holding 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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