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
Keighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Keighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keighan is most common in Canada. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Keighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Keighan is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Keighan reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 184,228. In Canada Keighan is most frequent in: Quebec, where 53 percent are found, Ontario, where 33 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Keighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keighan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keighan surname decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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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