Keighren Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Keighren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keighren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:152,9669,000
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Keighren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keighren occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keighren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keighren is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Keighren reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

Keighren is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland Keighren is most numerous in: City of Edinburgh, where 74 percent are found, Fife, where 20 percent are found and Aberdeen City, where 3 percent are found. Not including Scotland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Keighren Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegren860/
Kagren711/
Kygren711/
Chegren677/
Khigrin674/
Kangren672/
Caghren672/
Kjgreen671/
Kajgren671/
Koughrn670/
Kagreen670/
Coughren6329/
Caughren6318/
Khigrina633/
Kanhgren632/
Khuyngren591/
Cigrin5750/
Chigrin531,354/
Cangren5315/
Cagreng535/
Chigryn534/
Cagreen531/
Casgren531/
Kegrina531/
Caugren530/
Cougren530/
Coughrin501/
Khangrrn501/

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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 Keighren
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