Keighran Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Keighran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keighran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2671:101,10711,415
Ireland441:107,0215,562
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983

Keighran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keighran occurs most in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Keighran.

How Common Is The Last Name Keighran? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 788,513th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname Keighran occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Keighran reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Keighran is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 101,107. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 28 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Victoria, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Keighran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keighran has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Keighran surname increased 338 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keighran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keighran surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Keighran earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.34% more than the national average, earning $60,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keighron88182/
Keighram881/
Keagran801/
Cheghran7530/
Cigran715/
Kheangran711/
Kegron711/
Chegran679/
Kangran675/
Chigran671/
Qaghran671/
Coughran631,496/
Caughran63348/
Canghran632/
Khangran631/
Quaigrain5912/
Caughrean594/
Cheghroun592/
Caughrane590/
Cagran5726/
Quaigraine567/
Cangran5338/
Cougran533/
Caughranová531/
Khayanngran531/
Casgran530/
Cagrain530/
Caughron501,327/
Casgrain50307/
Chegroun50175/
Cougrand5065/
Coughron505/
Cougrain502/
Coughram502/
Caughram500/
Casgrane500/
Canghron500/

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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 Keighran
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