O'Heara Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
O'Heara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
O'Heara Demographics
O'Heara Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Heara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Heara Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Heara is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Heara? popularity and diffusion
The last name O'Heara is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 113 percent of O'Heara live; 113 percent live in Northern Europe and 113 percent live in British Isles.
It is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 230,630. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Northern Ireland O'Heara is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
O'Heara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of O'Heara has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Heara last name decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
O'Heara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Heara surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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
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