Kegley Surname

113,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,075 people bear this surname

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

Kegley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0381:89,76210,092
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Kegley (14) may also be a first name.

Kegley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kegley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,524th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,788,355 people. The last name Kegley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kegley are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The last name Kegley is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,038 people, or 1 in 89,762. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Kegley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kegley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kegley last name increased 1,355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 280 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kegley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kegley last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kegley last name are 13.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.35% being registered with the party.

Kegley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $41,879 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keigley92670/
Kiegley925/
Keagley923/
Kaegley921/
Kegleey921/
Keggley921/
Keegley920/
Kegle91183/
Kegly915/
Keighley862,884/
Keaghley861/
Keingley860/
Keagle831,009/
Kagley83148/
Kegles83129/
Koegle83101/
Kiegle8324/
Khegle834/
Keegle833/
Kaegle833/
Kigley832/
Koegly831/
Kehgle831/
Keigle831/
Keagly831/
Cegley831/
Keugle830/
Keggle830/
Keigly830/
Keggly830/
Keglay830/
Keglee830/
Keighlley801/
Keggler7748/
Keagler7724/
Chegley7720/
Keighly7716/
Kaigley7716/
Keegler777/
Khengle776/
Kcigley772/
Keigely772/
Khegler772/
Keiglay771/
Kisgley771/
Keaglet771/
Kesgler771/
Khagley771/
Kecgler771/
Ceigley770/
Quegley770/
Kighley770/
Keingle770/
Keiglie770/
Qiegley770/
Kagle732,000/
Kogle7391/
Kigle7351/
Kegla7323/
Kégly7314/
Kegli7310/
Kègle734/
Cegle732/
Kigly731/
Kygle730/
Cegly730/
Keighler7110/
Kaegelle712/
Keigehly711/
Keguelle711/
Keighlly710/
Quiegley710/
Queghley710/
Keeghler710/
Kögler675,204/
Cogley672,368/
Cagley67755/
Kigler67115/
Kaigle6796/
Kégler6724/
Kägler6717/
Kaglea6714/
Khogly6713/
Khagly6711/
Ceglei675/
Kyogle674/
Ceagle673/
Chegle672/
Keglai672/
Kohgle671/
Qigley671/
Caegle671/
Kygler671/
Cigley671/
Kuigle670/
Koggle670/
Kiggle670/
Koigle670/
Quegly670/

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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 Kegley
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