Kehir Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Ireland371:127,2696,194
England171:3,277,533109,658
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kehir Last Name Facts

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

Kehir is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kehir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Kehir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kehir live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

Kehir is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 26 percent live, Tennessee, where 15 percent live and Massachusetts, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States Kehir occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 38 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Kehir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kehir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kehir surname expanded 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 336 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kehir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kehir last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

Kehir earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kehair9161/
Kehier910/
Keheir910/
Koeheir831/
Koehier831/
Keehire830/
Khier807,713/
Kahir801,392/
Kohir801,106/
Keher80368/
Keehr80256/
Kiehr8059/
Qehir8030/
Kaeir8013/
Kjehr809/
Kihir809/
Koeir805/
Keair804/
Kehér803/
Cehir801/
Khyir801/
Keuhr800/
Kighir731,565/
Keijer73492/
Khohir7379/
Kejgir7370/
Khahir7351/
Khijir7336/
Kajhir7335/
Kihire7333/
Kohair7320/
Hkahir7320/
Khaeir7317/
Kaahir7317/
Kheair7316/
Koeher7311/
Kohier7310/
Koeair739/
Khoeir738/
Khiere738/
Kihgir734/
Khieir732/
Kohhir732/
Khijer732/
Keeier732/
Kaheir732/
Khiyre732/
Koeier731/
Keiier731/
Khiert731/
Khietr731/
Khieer731/
Kijhir731/
Kjeahr731/
Khoair731/
Kaeair731/
Kaeher731/
Khioer731/
Kaeirh731/
Kieier731/
Keiyer730/
Kiir6747,847/
Kier679,234/
Keur671,820/
Kyer671,252/
Kjer67935/
Kiyr6773/
Khojgir6740/
Käer6726/
Koeijer6724/
Kyir6713/
Keär678/
Keygier671/
Keheher671/
Khijhir671/
Kger671/
Keueher671/
Köer671/
Kjir671/
Khiohir671/

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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 Kehir
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