Keaveny Surname
Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname
Keaveny Surname Definition:
Ó Géibheannaigh Also and more correctly anglicized Geaveney, sometimes changed to Kavanagh.
A sept of the Uí Maine still in Co. Galway. MIF 153
Keaveny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 922 | 1:393,122 | 34,492 |
| Ireland | 223 | 1:21,116 | 2,149 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 632 | 1:7,009 | 1,094 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Keaveny Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Géibheannaigh Also and more correctly anglicized Geaveney, sometimes changed to Kavanagh.
A sept of the Uí Maine still in Co. Galway. MIF 153
Keaveny Demographics
Keaveny Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Keaveny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keaveny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keaveny is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Keaveny? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 266,468th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,967,652 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Keaveny live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 922 people, or 1 in 393,122. In The United States Keaveny is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Keaveny exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 15 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Keaveny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keaveny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keaveny last name increased 5,424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 65 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,007 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keaveny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Keaveny last name are 9.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Keaveny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $49,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $44,459 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keaveney | 93 | 2,922 | / |
| Kaveny | 92 | 224 | / |
| Keveny | 92 | 75 | / |
| Kaveney | 86 | 788 | / |
| Keveney | 86 | 114 | / |
| Kavenyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Keaviny | 86 | 2 | / |
| Keabeny | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kavenay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kevenay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kavenny | 86 | 0 | / |
| Keeveney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keevenny | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavenney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Caveny | 77 | 453 | / |
| Kavena | 77 | 427 | / |
| Kaveni | 77 | 181 | / |
| Kavene | 77 | 95 | / |
| Kevena | 77 | 72 | / |
| Keveni | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kavenh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kevene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kevyny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiveny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ceveny | 77 | 0 | / |
| Caveney | 71 | 1,280 | / |
| Kavengi | 71 | 1,058 | / |
| Kabenyi | 71 | 502 | / |
| Kavenge | 71 | 286 | / |
| Kasveni | 71 | 72 | / |
| Kebeney | 71 | 53 | / |
| Ketveni | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kawenyi | 71 | 44 | / |
| Katveni | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kesveni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Cavenay | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kevinny | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kevenge | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaveana | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kayveni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kevengi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kavinay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keabeni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kivenyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khaveni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kevenni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khavene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keyveni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kevenna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawenay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawenoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheviny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keavine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kevenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheveny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiveney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khavena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaveane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavenoy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cavenny | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ceveney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kavener | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaviney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keveneh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kevhene | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cavenys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaweney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Khatveni | 67 | 2,186 | / |
| Keshveni | 67 | 293 | / |
| Kashveni | 67 | 239 | / |
| Kiyavena | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khetveni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajwenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyevinyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheveney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaveness | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayveena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavenney | 67 | 0 | / |
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