Monahon Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

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

Monahon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monahon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Monahon Last Name Facts

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

Monahon occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monahon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Monahon is the 1,558,593rd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. Monahon is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Monahon live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Monahon is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States Monahon is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 15 percent live, South Carolina, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and El Salvador, where 1 percent live.

Monahon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Monahon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Monahon last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monahon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Monahon surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64% being registered with the political party.

Monahon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $36,165 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Monahon
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