Keveney Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keveney Surname Definition:

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

Keveney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Ireland281:168,1767,397
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Keveney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Géibheannaigh Also and more correctly anglicized Geaveney, sometimes changed to Kavanagh.

A sept of the Uí Maine still in Co. Galway. MIF 153

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Keveney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keveney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keveney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keveney is the 1,710,039th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Keveney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Keveney live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 35 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Colorado, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Keveney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keveney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 137 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keveney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Keveney surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Keveney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keaveney932,922/
Keeveney931/
Keveny9275/
Kevene922/
Keaveny861,467/
Kaveney86788/
Kebeney8653/
Kevenge8612/
Kevaney864/
Kiveney861/
Kevenie861/
Koveney861/
Kevhene860/
Keveneh860/
Kevenay860/
Ceveney860/
Keavaney805/
Cheveney801/
Keevenny801/
Kavenney800/
Kevine77617/
Kevane77455/
Kaveny77224/
Kavene7795/
Kivene7778/
Kevena7772/
Keveni7760/
Cevene7739/
Kewene7715/
Kovene7710/
Koveny773/
Kiveny771/
Kevyny771/
Ceveny770/
Coveney713,093/
Caveney711,280/
Kavaney71121/
Chevene7183/
Kövener7153/
Ketveni7150/
Quevene7136/
Keavany7135/
Kesveni7121/
Kivenne7117/
Kevinny7113/
Kovaney719/
Keyvany719/
Kevaena717/
Khevane715/
Kevengi715/
Kewenge714/
Kevenau714/
Khebene714/
Kivenyo712/
Keaviny712/
Kevinne712/
Kivenyi711/
Keyvine711/
Keabeny711/
Kevenga711/
Kevenna711/
Khavene711/
Keavine711/
Keyveni711/
Kaveane711/
Koviene711/
Kheviny711/
Kevenni711/
Kevanny711/
Keivone711/
Keivane711/
Cheveny711/
Kaviney710/
Kavenay710/
Kaweney710/
Kevenah710/
Kavenny710/
Keshveni67293/
Quevenne6745/
Kevinezz676/
Kivengea675/
Chevenne675/
Chiveney674/
Koveinyi672/
Quevesne671/
Khetveni671/
Covieney671/
Keiwhene671/
Kavenyia671/
Keebenei671/
Cavenney670/
Covenney670/

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