Monahan Surname

19,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Monahan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Monk [Irish and Gaelic manach, a monk + the diminutive suff. -án]

Monahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,5321:16,8342,131
Ireland1,7651:2,668496
Australia1,5141:17,8312,497
Canada1,2391:29,7383,897
England9041:61,6357,273
Philippines4081:248,13337,228
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Northern Ireland1061:17,4062,244
Scotland741:72,3495,525
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
France201:3,321,136213,627
Wales131:238,04114,239
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3991:3,166590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Scotland651:57,5883,712
Wales101:156,8426,008
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4441:11,3001,472

Monahan (52) may also be a first name.

Monahan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Monk [Irish and Gaelic manach, a monk + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Descendant of the little monk, i.e., a tenant of ecclesiastical lands; grandson of Manachan (diminutive of manach, a monk).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly from the Irish county, Monaghan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Monahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monahan (Marathi: मोनहन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monahan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,676th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 261,418 people. The last name Monahan is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Monahan live; 82 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21,532 people, or 1 in 16,834. In The United States Monahan is most common in: New York, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Monahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Monahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monahan last name grew 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Monahan are 2.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Monahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning 247,028 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 243.04% more than the national average, earning R 815,184 per year; in United States they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $48,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $49,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moynahan931,355/
Monnahan93220/
Monhahan935/
Monahand933/
Mongahan933/
Monahahn931/
Monahann931/
Mohnahan931/
Mognahan930/
Moonahan930/
Mounahan930/
Moinahan930/
Monahain930/
Monhan9295/
Monahn923/
Monaan923/
D'Monahan881/
Monnnahan880/
Manahan8616,815/
Monaham8655/
Moonhan8639/
Menahan8624/
Moynhan8614/
Monhane863/
Moonaan862/
Monaang862/
Monhant861/
Monhgan861/
Monhhan861/
Moinhan861/
Monhaan861/
Monhand861/
Monaane861/
Moynahn860/
Monnhan860/
Mohnhan860/
Monan83954/
Mannahan80114/
Monachen8082/
Moynehan8081/
Monachyn8042/
Moynaham803/
Monachin802/
Manahann802/
Moonhang801/
Monnaham801/
Mounhain801/
Momnaang801/
Moinehan800/
Moonaham800/
Manhahan800/
Mounaham800/
Mongan773,421/
Manhan772,426/
Monnan771,871/
Manaan771,330/
Moonan77962/
Monang77865/
Monhon77759/
Moynan77554/
Moinan77390/
Mohnan77338/
Monean77268/
Mounan77267/
Monane77251/
Menhan77156/
Monham7729/
Mosnan7726/
Monand7715/
Monain7713/
Mognan7710/
Manahn776/
Menaan775/
Monant775/
Monaam774/
Moenan774/
Momnan773/
Motnan772/
Mamhan771/
Monanh771/
Momhan771/
Monaun771/
Mannahang756/
Monachind751/
Monhanova751/
Monnachen750/
Moonnaham750/
Monhausen750/
Mahanan71909/
Monaten71534/
Manhaan71368/
Momnang71349/
Monnane71228/
Mounaam71216/
Monaune71163/
Mongnan71142/
Magnaan71114/
Manhane7180/
Mounang7172/
Mamhane7148/
Moonean7145/
Moynham7128/
Mougnan7128/
Mounane7126/
Monnean7126/
Monatin7123/
Mannaan7121/
Monnand7121/
Meenhan7120/
Monnain7118/
Mahanon7116/
Manahun7115/
Manhant7113/
Moinane7111/
Moomnan7111/
Mognang719/
Mounnan719/
Moonnan717/
Monhong717/
D'Maunahan716/
Manaang716/
Mmonang715/
Mannhan714/
Monaung714/
Monaheheng714/
Moungan713/
Monnang713/
Moonang713/
Manahyn713/
Monhein712/
Manhand712/
Mounain712/
Moneant712/
Monhoun712/
Mahnean711/
Mamhean711/
Manhatn711/
Mannahn711/
Moonham711/
Mosnean711/
Monhamd711/
Monhone711/
Mohnnan711/
Mounaun711/
Mahnaan711/
Mahamãn711/
Mounean711/
Moynane711/
Moynang711/
Mongain711/
Monagne711/
Moinang711/
Moinant711/
Momnant711/
Menhain711/
Mona'am711/
Moinean711/
Manathn711/
Mohnane711/
Mmonane711/
Mosnang711/
Moonain711/
Mohynan711/
Maenhan711/
Monangh710/
Moymhan710/
Moonann710/
Monayne710/
Mohunan710/
Mahnhan710/
Meenahn710/
Monngan710/
Manhain710/
Mahnahn710/
Maanhan710/
Mounand710/
Manan67108,171/
Menan675,173/
Monon672,604/
Monam671,186/
Mañan671,067/
Mahannan67175/
Mounaaim67170/
Manachyn67145/
Mahanond6798/
Mahatnan6790/
Monasing6752/
Manhasen6739/
Mahanoun6735/
Manachin6720/
Moonhong6710/
Mahanain679/
Mounhong679/
Manashyn676/
Monaheim675/
Mhamhane675/
Mahanaan675/
Mannhand674/
Monachim674/
Mosneang674/
Mahannon673/
Monoshyn673/
Mannaham672/
Moingain672/
Mongnane672/
Monayneh672/
Maãan672/
Monaynne672/
Moonaung672/
Moonnang672/
Mahanann671/
Mahasnan671/
Moungain671/
Moutnain671/
Monanova671/
Maunaham671/
Mamhamne671/
Mougnann671/
Mouhnane671/
Mounaine671/
Mongnang671/
Mahaanan671/
Mannaang671/
Moneatne671/
Monaseng671/
Monateng671/
Monaceng671/
Moungaun671/
Meaunhan671/
Mahanoum671/
Monaigne670/
Moynehon670/
Manachen670/
Monheinn670/
Manhaten670/

Monahan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monahan in the Marathi language
मोनहनmonahana-

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