Menehan Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

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

Menehan Surname Definition:

Ó Muineacháin Akin to Monahan rather than Minahan. To be distinguished from Minihan, q.v. MIF 93

Menehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Menehan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Muineacháin Akin to Monahan rather than Minahan. To be distinguished from Minihan, q.v. MIF 93

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Menehan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menehan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menehan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menehan is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Menehan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Menehan reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent reside, Washington, where 18 percent reside and Maryland, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Menehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Menehan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menehan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Menehan are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Menehan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menhehan931/
Menehane931/
Mienehan930/
Menhan92156/
Menean9288/
Minehan861,029/
Monehan8698/
Menihan8657/
Menjhan8624/
Meenhan8620/
Mynehan8615/
Meneian867/
Meneyan866/
Manehan864/
Meneham864/
Meinhan861/
Menyhan861/
Menhain861/
Meneane860/
Minehane80189/
Moneyhan80161/
Moynehan8081/
Monnehan8072/
Menejyan8059/
Menihane8027/
Menjhain8025/
Meneyian8016/
Meanyhan8012/
Meenihan8010/
Monhehan807/
Meemjhan801/
Menjahan801/
Hmonehan801/
Meenhyan801/
Menhaine800/
Meynihan800/
Moinehan800/
Mannehan800/
Maneyhan800/
Maynehan800/
Myonehan800/
Mainehan800/
Menyen77391/
Megnan77323/
Menhon77297/
Monean77268/
Menham77158/
Meneam77158/
Menyan77145/
Meneen7785/
Minhan7746/
Meneon7723/
Meneun7719/
Manean7718/
Menein7715/
Menian7712/
Menain774/
Menien773/
Menaun772/
Menjan772/
Mynhan771/
Minean771/
Monneyhan754/
Menihayne754/
Menehoune751/
Meignan711,642/
Minihan711,417/
Minehon71503/
Mengoen71215/
Megnang71200/
Monihan71179/
Monyhan71123/
Manjhan71109/
Manihan7182/
Minhaan7182/
Mineham7175/
Menjang7174/
Menhoon7165/
Mengeon7160/
Meniane7147/
Maneyan7141/
Meinhausen7129/
Menaung7128/
Megnant7127/
Meenhon7127/
Monnean7126/
Megnian7115/
Moynhan7114/
Menaing7113/
Monhian7112/
Meagnan719/
Mynihan718/
Meneing718/
Menajan717/
Menoian716/
Menjian716/
Menujan716/
Meneyen714/
Manehyn714/
Minehanova713/
Menuyan713/
Meniyan713/
Mainhan713/
Menoyan713/
Meeneam713/
Menajen712/
Menjyan712/
Minhhan712/
Menayan712/
Menejin712/
Moneyan712/
Moenian712/
Maenjan712/
Mahnean711/
Manehon711/
Minhanh711/
Minyhan711/
Meniahn711/
Meniham711/
Monehon711/
Moinhan711/
Mienyan711/
Mmenyen711/
Meanhiehon711/
Meenien711/
Monjhan711/
Megnand711/
Meinien711/
Mengain711/
Mengeón711/
Menianh711/
Meneien711/
Meneine711/
Moinean711/
Menjane711/
Meunjan711/
Maneean711/
Meenham710/
Maynhan710/
Menhein710/
Manhain710/
Moynihan6711,985/
Minihane67891/
Meignant67436/
Menayang67352/
Moneyhon67104/
Meengoen6797/
Manjahan6766/
Meignein6747/
Menayong6728/
Manjhain6726/
Megniang6719/
Maneeyan6711/
Monyahan679/
Manihaan678/
Meengeon677/
Moinihan674/
Meenheam674/
Monajhan673/
Muynihan673/
Maynihan673/
Monhajan673/
Meenhoon673/
Minhajan672/
Minjahan672/
Moynhian672/
Menyiane672/
'Menyane672/
Monahian672/
Mengouen672/
Maneeean672/
Minehina672/
Manhayan671/
Miniahan671/
Menyaina671/
Moynyhan671/
Monnihan671/
Meanneam671/
M'Megnan671/
Mahneyan671/
Manjhayn671/
Minhahan671/
Minahian671/
Monhehon671/
Monneyan671/
Menajina671/
Meignang671/
Menujeng671/
Meenayon671/
Moyneham670/
Monayhan670/
Moynehon670/
Minyhand670/
Moineham670/
Manayhan670/
Monnyhan670/
Megnaham670/
Monahain670/
Monaihan670/
Mannihan670/

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