Kellighan Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kellighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
Kellighan Demographics
Kellighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kellighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kellighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kellighan is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kellighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kellighan reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 178,461. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Aberdeenshire, where 37 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 27 percent reside and North Lanarkshire, where 23 percent reside. Barring Scotland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Kellighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kellighan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelligan | 94 | 28 | / |
| Kelleghan | 89 | 215 | / |
| Kellyghan | 89 | 8 | / |
| Killighan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cellighan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kelleyghan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Killigan | 82 | 15 | / |
| Kölligan | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kellegan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Killeghan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Celleghan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cillighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Quelligan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Clligan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kellygon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Killegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kellegon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cilligan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Qulligan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Killygan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quilligan | 67 | 626 | / |
| Chilligan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cligan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Klugan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleghan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kleegan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Clughan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Quligan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Clighon | 63 | 0 | / |
| Kleighjohn | 63 | 0 | / |
| Cluigan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Claingan | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kleingon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cöllegan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Klengohn | 59 | 0 | / |
| Chilligon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kleigheim | 56 | 0 | / |
| Klegon | 53 | 53 | / |
| Clegan | 53 | 2 | / |
| Cleghon | 50 | 34 | / |
| Cloygan | 50 | 0 | / |
| Clegham | 50 | 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
- 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 Kellighan
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