Kivlahan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kivlahan Surname Definition:

Woulfe states correctly that this name (Ó Cibhleacháin in Irish) is that of a family formerly coarbs of St. Feichin at Fore, Co. Westmeath. He adds that they are now scattered. The fact is, however, that the name is now mainly concentrated in Counties Sligo and Leitrim, where indeed members of the sept were already to be found in the sixteenth century, as we know from the Elizabethan Fiants.

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Kivlahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Kivlahan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Woulfe states correctly that this name (Ó Cibhleacháin in Irish) is that of a family formerly coarbs of St. Feichin at Fore, Co. Westmeath. He adds that they are now scattered. The fact is, however, that the name is now mainly concentrated in Counties Sligo and Leitrim, where indeed members of the sept were already to be found in the sixteenth century, as we know from the Elizabethan Fiants.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cibhleacháin A co-arb family of Fore, Co.

Westmeath. In modern times the name is found mainly in Cos. Leitrim and Sligo. SIF 100

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kivlahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kivlahan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivlahan? popularity and diffusion

Kivlahan is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Kivlahan are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, Florida, where 16 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Kivlahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kivlahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kivlahan last name grew 146 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kivlahan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kivlahan last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Kivlahan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.41% more than the national average, earning $51,526 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kevlahan8822/
Kiblahan883/
Kivlan86115/
Kievlan8056/
Kivland8040/
Kivlane8033/
Keivland750/
Civlan71124/
Kivlon7114/
Kiblan7113/
Kyvlan713/
Kevlan710/
Koiblan6716/
Kibland6711/
Chivlan672/
Kivlāne671/
Kevlane670/

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