Kevanagh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kevanagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kevanagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kevanagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kevanagh is most common in Ireland. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kevanagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kevanagh reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Kevanagh is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Ireland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Kevanagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kevanagh has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kevanagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) 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
  • 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 Kevanagh
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