Kennahan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kennahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kennahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennahan is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennahan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Kennahan are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kennahan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 64 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Kennahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kennahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kennahan surname grew 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kennahan Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kennahan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $50,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinnahan8880/
Kennan861,301/
Knahan864/
Kinnahang822/
Kennane80213/
Kennann8020/
Keennan809/
Kenngan806/
Kuennan801/
Kaennan800/
Kennean800/
Knaan77503/
Knahn7728/
Knnan775/
Knhan772/
Kingnaan7528/
Kennon715,536/
Kinnan71943/
Cennan715/
Kna'an714/
Khnaan713/
Kinnane671,854/
Chennan67176/
Knan67163/
Keennon6730/
Quennan678/
Kennoun675/
Kinnham671/
Kenneam671/
Kennont671/
Kiennon671/
Kna'ane671/
Kinnand671/
Kengnon671/
Kinnain670/
Kennein670/
Kinnean670/

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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 Kennahan
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