Keveny Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keveny Surname Definition:

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

Keveny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Keveny (295) may also be a first name.

Keveny 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

Keveny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keveny is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Keveny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keveny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Keveny are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 513,559th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 295 people.

The last name Keveny is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 40 percent are found, New York, where 23 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Ireland, where 20 percent are found.

Keveny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keveny has changed over time. In Ireland it fell 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keveny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keveny are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Keveny earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keaveny921,467/
Keveney92114/
Kevenay920/
Keaveney862,922/
Keevenny861/
Keeveney861/
Kevena8372/
Keveni8360/
Kevene832/
Kevyny831/
Kiveny831/
Ceveny830/
Kebeney7753/
Ketveni7750/
Kesveni7721/
Kevinny7713/
Kevenge7712/
Kevengi775/
Kivenyo772/
Keaviny772/
Kevenni771/
Keabeny771/
Kevenna771/
Kheviny771/
Cheveny771/
Kevenie771/
Keyveni771/
Kiveney771/
Kivenyi771/
Kevhene770/
Keveneh770/
Ceveney770/
Keshveni71293/
Khetveni711/
Cheveney711/
Kevine67617/
Kebeni67382/
Kiveni67191/
Kivene6778/
Cevene6739/
Kevini6724/
Kewena6720/
Kewene6715/
Keweni677/
Kivena676/
Kívena674/
Kheshveni671/
Kiviny671/

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