Kenihan Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kenihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616

Kenihan Last Name Facts

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

Kenihan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenihan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Kenihan is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Kenihan live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 74 percent are found, Nevada, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent are found and Ireland, where 19 percent are found.

Kenihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenihan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Kenihan surname grew 125 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kenihan are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Kenihan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning $65,542 USD per year.

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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 Kenihan
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