Monahan Surname
Approximately 27,877 people bear this surname
Monahan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Monk [Irish and Gaelic manach, a monk + the diminutive suff. -án]
Monahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,532 | 1:16,834 | 2,131 |
| Ireland | 1,765 | 1:2,668 | 496 |
| Australia | 1,514 | 1:17,831 | 2,497 |
| Canada | 1,239 | 1:29,738 | 3,897 |
| England | 904 | 1:61,635 | 7,273 |
| Philippines | 408 | 1:248,133 | 37,228 |
| New Zealand | 161 | 1:28,126 | 4,911 |
| Northern Ireland | 106 | 1:17,406 | 2,244 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,399 | 1:3,166 | 590 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 139 | 1:175,362 | 14,652 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:57,588 | 3,712 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,444 | 1:11,300 | 1,472 |
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]
(Irish) Descendant of the little monk, i.e., a tenant of ecclesiastical lands; grandson of Manachan (diminutive of manach, a monk).
Possibly from the Irish county, Monaghan.
Monahan Demographics
Average Male Monahan Height
177.15 cm
Average Female Monahan Height
161.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Monahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Monahan (Marathi: मोनहन) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monahan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,676th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 261,418 people. This surname is predominantly 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 common forename on earth. It is borne by 52 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 21,532 people, or 1 in 16,834. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists 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 prevalency of Monahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monahan surname increased 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Monahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Monahan surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Monahan last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.94% being 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
Monahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Monahan in the Marathi language | ||
| मोनहन | monahana | - |
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