Kavanegh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kavanegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavanegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Kavanegh Last Name Facts

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

Kavanegh is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavanegh? popularity and diffusion

Kavanegh is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kavanegh reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Barring Ireland it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent reside and England, where 33 percent reside.

Kavanegh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kavanegh has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Kavanegh surname contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kavanegh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kavanegh surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavaneugh940/
Kavenegh880/
Cavanegh880/
Cavaneigh820/
Cavaneugh820/
Kavanek8011/
Khavanek752/
Cavanhgh750/
Cavanigh750/
Cavenegh750/
Cavanaygh711/
Kavenaigh710/
Caveneagh710/
Kabanek6754/
Cabaneg6736/
Kavánek6729/
Kabanec673/
Kawanek672/
Kavanik671/
Kavenig670/

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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 Kavanegh
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