View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Kehely Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kehely is carried by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehely? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 4,116,508^th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Kehely are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Kehely is most frequently occurring in Wales, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 386,816. In Wales Kehely is primarily found in: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where 88 percent live and Blaenau Gwent County Borough, where 13 percent live. Excluding Wales this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Kehely Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kehely has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kehely Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.