Kelleghan Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Kelleghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 123 | 1:38,284 | 3,071 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kelleghan Demographics
Kelleghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kelleghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelleghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelleghan occurs most in Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelleghan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,125,333rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Kelleghan occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kelleghan reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Kelleghan is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 38,284. In Ireland Kelleghan is most common in: Leinster, where 89 percent reside, Connaught, where 10 percent reside and Munster, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Ireland this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Kelleghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kelleghan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Kelleghan last name increased 535 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kelleghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kelleghan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kelleghan are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.
Kelleghan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.1% more than the national average, earning $65,198 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelleyghan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Kellegan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Kellaghan | 89 | 149 | / |
| Kellighan | 89 | 34 | / |
| Kellyghan | 89 | 8 | / |
| Killeghan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Celleghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kelligan | 82 | 28 | / |
| Killegan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kelengan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kellegon | 82 | 0 | / |
| Klegan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Killighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cellighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cleghan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kleegan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Killigan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kelengon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kölligan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kellygon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cöllegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cllaghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kealgane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klengohn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Claeghan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Killygan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Klegon | 67 | 53 | / |
| Klagan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Clegan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kailengan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klogan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cillighan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quelligan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kelleghan
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