Kelegher Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kelegher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelegher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kelegher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelegher occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelegher? popularity and diffusion

Kelegher is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kelegher live; 54 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Kelegher Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kelegher earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.16% less than the national average, earning $34,203 CAD 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
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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 Kelegher
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