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

Keveny is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keveny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keveny is the 2,185,341st most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. Keveny is also the 513,559th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 295 people.

The last name Keveny is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Keveny is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 40 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and California, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 20 percent reside.

Keveny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keveny has changed through the years. In Ireland it declined 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keveny Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Keveny last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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