Killeavy Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Killeavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killeavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England161:3,482,379114,324
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Killeavy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Killeavy is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Killeavy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Killeavy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Killeavy live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,754,552. In Canada Killeavy is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 26 percent reside.

Killeavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Killeavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killeavy last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Killeavy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Killeavy surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Killeavy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.15% more than the national average, earning $67,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killeavey940/
Killavey886/
Kelleavy880/
Kleavy860/
Killaby8079/
Killeby8013/
Klevy772/
Klavy771/
Kelleway75354/
Killaway7513/
Cilleway750/
Klevyy71244/
Klevay7148/
Kleway719/
Kleviy715/
Cleavy714/
Klevøy711/
Kllevi711/
Klavey710/
Klevaya67355/
Klempay67212/
Killiby6721/
Killawi6711/
Killiwe6710/
Kellawy679/
Klevych676/
Cleavey675/
Klyuevy675/
Klevhøy675/
Kelleby673/
Klenpay671/
Killawa671/
Kellave671/
Killiba671/
Killiwa671/
Killawe671/
Kellewy670/
Kleeava670/

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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
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  • 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 Killeavy
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