Kiely Surname
Approximately 14,281 people bear this surname
Kiely Surname Definition:
Ó Cadhla Much confused with Keeley and Queally. Kiely belongs mainly to Cos. Waterford and Limerick. MIF 272. Map Lim
Kiely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,790 | 1:983 | 184 |
| United States | 4,373 | 1:82,886 | 9,412 |
| England | 2,365 | 1:23,559 | 3,274 |
| Australia | 1,613 | 1:16,736 | 2,352 |
| Canada | 369 | 1:99,853 | 10,844 |
| New Zealand | 234 | 1:19,352 | 3,400 |
| Wales | 134 | 1:23,094 | 2,450 |
| Scotland | 81 | 1:66,097 | 5,205 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,255 | 1:1,964 | 372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 437 | 1:114,917 | 11,342 |
Kiely (458) may also be a first name.
Kiely Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Cadhla Much confused with Keeley and Queally. Kiely belongs mainly to Cos. Waterford and Limerick. MIF 272. Map Lim
(Irish) Grandson of Cadhla (beautiful or graceful).
Contracted from Mac Caolaidhe, 'Caoladh’s Son' (caol, 'slender').
'To O'Caolaidhe the territory is fair, '
Kiely Demographics
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Kiely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiely Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiely occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiely? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,928th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 510,297 people. The last name Kiely occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kiely live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 398,932nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 458 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 4,790 people, or 1 in 983. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Munster, where 74 percent are found, Leinster, where 23 percent are found and Connaught, where 2 percent are found. Other than Ireland Kiely occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Kiely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kiely has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname grew 212 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,815 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 8,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kiely Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kiely surname are 1.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.3% registered with the party.
The amount Kiely earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning R 237,168 per year; in United States they earn 17.92% more than the national average, earning $50,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,430 CAD per year.
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Kiely Reference & Research
Kiley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kiely FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Kiley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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