Kelahan Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Kelahan Surname Definition:
Ó Ceileacháin An Oriel sept whose name has often been changed to Callaghan by attraction. IF 72; Map Arm
Kelahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Kelahan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Ceileacháin An Oriel sept whose name has often been changed to Callaghan by attraction. IF 72; Map Arm
Kelahan Demographics
Average Kelahan Salary in
United States
$54,482 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kelahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelahan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelahan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,310,135th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kelahan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 25 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live.
Kelahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kelahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelahan surname increased 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kelahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kelahan last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.61% registered with the political party.
Kelahan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $54,482 USD per year.
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Kelahan Reference & Research
Kelahan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Kelahan
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