Mulkearn Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mulkearn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulkearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:224,2358,707
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Mulkearn Last Name Facts

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

Mulkearn occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulkearn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Mulkearn is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Mulkearn reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 224,235. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Besides Ireland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Mulkearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mulkearn has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Mulkearn surname rose 191 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 8 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulkearn Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mulkearn earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulkern931,060/
Mulkarn930/
Mulkerin88369/
Mulkerne8813/
Mulkhern881/
Mulkeirn880/
Mullkern880/
Mulkeren880/
Mulkerrin82545/
Mulkarrin828/
Mulcern801/
Mulcarn800/
Mulcairn755/
Mulcarin751/
Mulcaren750/

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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
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  • 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 Mulkearn
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