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

Menehan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menehan? popularity and diffusion

Menehan is the 1,980,395th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Menehan are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found, Washington, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Menehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Menehan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menehan surname increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menehan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Menehan surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% 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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