Meehan Surname
Approximately 37,681 people bear this surname
Meehan Surname Definition:
V. Mac Meehan.
Meehan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,120 | 1:17,162 | 2,173 |
| Ireland | 4,967 | 1:948 | 177 |
| England | 4,236 | 1:13,153 | 1,944 |
| Australia | 3,293 | 1:8,198 | 1,216 |
| Canada | 1,454 | 1:25,341 | 3,409 |
| Northern Ireland | 914 | 1:2,019 | 411 |
| New Zealand | 610 | 1:7,423 | 1,268 |
| Scotland | 435 | 1:12,308 | 1,646 |
| Wales | 114 | 1:27,145 | 2,804 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,015 | 1:1,103 | 209 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 487 | 1:50,052 | 6,107 |
| Scotland | 112 | 1:33,422 | 2,748 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,672 | 1:18,794 | 2,387 |
Meehan (199) may also be a first name.
Meehan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Mac Meehan.
Ó Miadhacháin This is the name of at least two distinct septs (as Map); it is now equally distributed throughout the four provinces. IF 224; Map Clare-Gal and Leit; Plate XXI
(Irish) Grandson of Miadhachan (diminutive of miadhach, honorable).
Meehan Demographics
Average Meehan Salary in
United States
$48,865 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meehan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meehan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meehan (Arabic: ميهان) is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meehan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,783rd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 193,401 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Meehan live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Meehan is also the 642,605th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 199 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 21,120 people, or 1 in 17,162. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, New Jersey, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 13 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Meehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meehan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meehan surname grew 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 124 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 870 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,280 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meehan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Meehan surname is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Meehan surname are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.96% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meehan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.54% more than the national average, earning R 467,052 per year; in United States they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $48,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $55,493 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meehan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meehan in the Arabic language | ||
| ميهان | myhan | - |
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Meehan Reference & Research
Meehan 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Meehan
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