Keighly Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Keighly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keighly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Keighly (52) may also be a first name.

Keighly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keighly is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keighly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keighly is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Keighly live; 44 percent live in Australasia and 44 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Keighly is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 52 people.

This last name is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 754,720. In New Zealand Keighly is mostly concentrated in: Waikato Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Keighly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keighly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keighly last name decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keighly Last Name Statistics demography

Keighly earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning $30,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keighley932,884/
Keigehly931/
Keighlly930/
Keigly920/
Keighlley881/
Keigley86670/
Keigely862/
Keiglay861/
Kighley860/
Kegly835/
Kigly831/
Kighilly80110/
Keighler8010/
Keaghley801/
Keingley800/
Kegley774,075/
Kigley772/
Keagly771/
Keigle771/
Koegly771/
Keglay770/
Keggly770/
Kaigley7116/
Kiegley715/
Keagley713/
Kcigley712/
Kaegley711/
Kegleey711/
Keggley711/
Kuegley710/
Keegley710/
Keiglie710/
Keingle710/
Ceigley710/
Quighly710/
Kegle67183/
Kigle6751/
Kegla6723/
Kégly6714/
Quighley6713/
Kigli678/
Kigla677/
Kaiengly671/
Queghley670/
Keeghler670/
Cegly670/

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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 Keighly
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