Kenaghan Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kenaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kenaghan Last Name Facts

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

Kenaghan is found most in England. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenaghan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kenaghan are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

Kenaghan is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 50 percent reside, Surrey, where 20 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Kenaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenaghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenaghan surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kenaghan last name is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

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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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  • 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 Kenaghan
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