Keleghan Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keleghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keleghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:56,7343,894
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Keleghan Last Name Facts

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

Keleghan is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleghan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Keleghan is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Keleghan are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in Ireland, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 56,734. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Leinster, where 61 percent are found and Connaught, where 39 percent are found. Apart from Ireland this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Keleghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keleghan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Keleghan surname rose 437 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keleghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Keleghan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Keleghan last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

Keleghan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning $53,756 USD per year.

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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 Keleghan
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