Keane Surname
Approximately 47,710 people bear this surname
Keane Surname Definition:
= Keen(e, q.v.
Keane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,506 | 1:23,375 | 2,940 |
| Ireland | 13,616 | 1:346 | 44 |
| England | 7,275 | 1:7,659 | 1,124 |
| Australia | 5,759 | 1:4,688 | 681 |
| Iran | 1,417 | 1:54,187 | 5,951 |
| New Zealand | 821 | 1:5,516 | 893 |
| Canada | 795 | 1:46,347 | 5,689 |
| Scotland | 500 | 1:10,708 | 1,466 |
| Wales | 306 | 1:10,113 | 1,118 |
| Jamaica | 275 | 1:10,436 | 1,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 190 | 1:9,711 | 1,550 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| French Polynesia | 61 | 1:4,603 | 1,039 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 42 | 1:32,476 | 3,282 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 | 1:4,898 | 600 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 1:52,052 | 5,162 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8,996 | 1:492 | 61 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 551 | 1:44,238 | 5,509 |
| Scotland | 106 | 1:35,313 | 2,826 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 851 | 1:59,011 | 6,532 |
Keane (1,569) may also be a first name.
Keane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Keen(e, q.v.
A family of west Clare. IF 191; Map Clare
When this is not a variant of Kane, q.v. it is Ó Céin. IF 191; Map Wat
(Irish, English) Descendant of the warrior; variant of Keen, q.v.
Keane Demographics
Keane Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Keane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keane (Russian: Кеане) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Keane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,769th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 152,747 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Keane reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 195,475th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 1,569 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 15,506 people, or 1 in 23,375. In The United States Keane is most common in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Keane is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 29 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Keane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keane surname rose 1,822 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 151 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 472 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 956 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Keane last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Keane last name are 1.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.18% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Keane earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.23% more than the national average, earning 464,530 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.8% more than the national average, earning R 339,348 per year; in United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $57,525 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keane in the Russian language | ||
| Кеане | keane | - |
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Keane Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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