Kelligher Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kelligher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelligher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kelligher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelligher is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelligher? popularity and diffusion

Kelligher is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kelligher are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 47 percent live, Ohio, where 41 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live.

Kelligher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kelligher last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kelligher surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Kelligher earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.69% more than the national average, earning $71,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelliger9457/
Kellegher89512/
Kielliger8934/
Kellieger898/
Killigher890/
Keellegher840/
Klingher8248/
Kleigher824/
Killiger823/
Kelleger821/
Kelliget820/
Kelleghe820/
Kliger801,065/
Killigier781/
Kellegger781/
Killegher780/
Klieger75209/
Kleiger75101/
Kliguer7540/
Kligier7512/
Kligert7510/
Kligere752/
Klegher751/
Klugher751/
Klaiger751/
Cligher751/
Kellege750/
Klige7118/
Klainger712/
Killigha711/
Killigye711/
Kleygher711/
Kleinger711/
Cilliger710/
Kellegir710/
Kluger674,103/
Kläger67893/
Kleger67564/
Kligge67162/
Klüger6779/
Kliege6760/
Kléger6732/
Kleige6719/
Klíger6712/
Kligerová678/
Källhäger674/
Klyger672/
Kligee671/
Cliger670/
Chilliger670/
Kluige670/

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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 Kelligher
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