O'Heany Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

O'Heany Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O'h-Aonaigh = Descendant of Aonach, i.e. the Prince [v. O'-, and + the intervocalic insertion h + the genit. of aonach, a prince]

O'Heany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Heany Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O'h-Aonaigh = Descendant of Aonach, i.e. the Prince [v. O'-, and + the intervocalic insertion h + the genit. of aonach, a prince]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

O'Heany Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Heany Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Heany is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Heany? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of O'Heany live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

O'Heany is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada O'Heany is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 63 percent reside, British Columbia, where 31 percent reside and Manitoba, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Canada it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

O'Heany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Heany has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Heany surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Heany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Heany earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Heaney9312/
Oheany924/
O'Heney8643/
Oheaney8623/
Oheanyi861/
O'Hanay860/
Ohany8310/
Oheny831/
Osheaney801/
Ohaniy77155/
Ohenyo7769/
O'Hana7736/
Ohanyi7717/
Heanyi7711/
Gohany779/
Ocheny779/
Oheney777/
Yohany776/
Ochany776/
Heanay773/
Ohanyo773/
O'Hane772/
Ohanny772/
Heaniy771/
Oheane771/
Ohenyi771/
Goheny770/
Ohaney770/
Oany731/
Ochenyi71433/
Ocheana7198/
Yohanny7174/
Ochaney7159/
Gohaniy7137/
Ochanyi7128/
Ochanyo7118/
O'Hanna7115/
Ogeanyi719/
Ocheană717/
Ocheani715/
Ohanaya714/
Ochieny714/
Ochanay713/
Ohaenny711/
Oheeney711/
Gokhany711/
Gohaney711/
Yohaniy711/
Ocheony711/
Iheaniy711/
Aheanyi711/
Ojhanay711/
Ocheiny711/
O'Anaya711/
D'Heane711/
Asheany711/
Ohenaya711/
Osheane711/
Ohenney710/
Ohene6732,853/
Johny6718,214/
Eaniy67385/
Aheny67359/
Ogeny67227/
Ohani67209/
Yeany67205/
Heane67198/
Haeny67186/
Ohane67184/
Geany67136/
Jeany6749/
Heani6729/
Hoeny6722/
Ocheyana6721/
Hosheane6720/
Ojeny6714/
Ojany6712/
Jhany6711/
Oeani679/
Ochuenyi678/
Oheni676/
Eaany674/
Goany673/
Yoany673/
Ouany672/
Ehany672/
Eanyi672/
Acheanyi672/
O'Jeanes672/
Hoany671/
Ohangeyi671/
Ocheeney671/
Hyany671/
Oeney671/
Oanay671/
Oanoy671/
Yohannay671/
Yhany671/
Ohenh671/
Oenny671/
Oeony671/
Ochanniy671/
Oanyo671/
Ihany671/
Oaney670/

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