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 surname Kevanagh is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kevanagh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kevanagh is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kevanagh reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Besides Ireland Kevanagh is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Kevanagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kevanagh has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kevanagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kevanagh surname 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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