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 occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kellighan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kellighan are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 178,461. In Scotland it is most common in: Aberdeenshire, where 37 percent are found, South Lanarkshire, where 27 percent are found and North Lanarkshire, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Scotland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Kellighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kellighan surname is chiefly 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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