Keilthy Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keilthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keilthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:147,1546,785
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385

Keilthy Last Name Facts

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

Keilthy occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Keilthy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keilthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Keilthy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Keilthy reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

Keilthy is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 147,154. In Ireland Keilthy is primarily found in: Leinster, where 59 percent live and Munster, where 41 percent live. Excluding Ireland this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Keilthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keilthy has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 291 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keilthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Keilthy last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keilty921,266/
Kielthy86205/
Keiltey863/
Kealthy860/
Keillty860/
Kielty772,328/
Keelty77581/
Kealty77123/
Kalthy7711/
Keilti771/
Kailty770/
Kailthaya752/
Kailtha7113/
Kealtey713/
Khiltha711/
Keilter710/
Kettlety67359/
Kittelty67183/
Kalty6732/
Kayiltha671/
Kettelty671/
Keillter671/
Keyholty670/

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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 Keilthy
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