Keighan Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Keighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 200 | 1:184,228 | 18,260 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Keighan (16) may also be a first name.
Keighan Demographics
Average Keighan Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keighan is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keighan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,152,132nd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Keighan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Keighan reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Keighan is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 184,228. In Canada Keighan is primarily found in: Quebec, where 53 percent live, Ontario, where 33 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 6 percent live. Excluding Canada Keighan occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Keighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keighan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keighan last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Keighan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Keighan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% less than the national average, earning $42,580 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Keighan
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