Kelleher Surname

20,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kelleher Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Ceiteachar (spouse-loving).

Kelleher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5741:24,8703,126
Ireland6,4341:732125
England2,7341:20,3802,885
Australia1,7771:15,1922,161
Canada4101:89,8679,887
Wales2181:14,1951,564
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Jersey121:8,2671,718
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Norway71:734,61250,907
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Panama51:782,45211,059
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,8391:1,154223
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2671:39,6364,674

Kelleher (45) may also be a first name.

Kelleher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Ceiteachar (spouse-loving).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kelleher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelleher (Arabic: كيليهر) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelleher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,372nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 271,518 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kelleher reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 45 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,574 people, or 1 in 24,870. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 24 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Kelleher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelleher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kelleher last name grew 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 168 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 3,551 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,677 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelleher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kelleher last name are 7.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kelleher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.22% more than the national average, earning 544,098 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.81% more than the national average, earning R 451,068 per year; in United States they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $51,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $58,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellehear9449/
Kellehier940/
Kelliher885,697/
Kellaher88271/
Kellaeer881/
Kellyher880/
Kelloher880/
Kellehir880/
Kelliaher822/
Kellliher820/
Kellier80509/
Kellyer801/
Kllhier800/
Kleyhger755/
Killiher751/
Keellier751/
Killaher750/
Killoher750/
Kellahir750/
Klejer7137/
Klyher7116/
Källhäger714/
Kliehr711/
Klaher711/
Kleuer710/
Kloher710/
Cellier677,567/
Kleijer67749/
Killier6722/
Klegier678/
Killger672/
Killyer671/
Kellyjr671/
Klihier670/

Kelleher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelleher in the Arabic language
كيليهرkylyhr-

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