O'Keane Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Keane Surname Definition:

When this is not a variant of Kane, q.v. it is Ó Céin. IF 191; Map Wat

O'Keane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:88,8485,029
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Keane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

When this is not a variant of Kane, q.v. it is Ó Céin. IF 191; Map Wat

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Keane Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Keane is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of O'Keane click here.

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

This last name is the 1,527,735th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname O'Keane is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of O'Keane reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

O'Keane is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 88,848. In Ireland O'Keane is most common in: Leinster, where 66 percent reside, Connaught, where 25 percent reside and Munster, where 2 percent reside. Besides Ireland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

O'Keane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Keane has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the O'Keane surname expanded 104 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Keane Last Name Statistics demography

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

O'Keane earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Kane9212,777/
Okeane9267/
O'Kean9213/
O'Kene921/
O'Keene864/
O'Kaine864/
O'Kehan860/
Okane835,853/
Okene833,807/
Okean8341/
O'Kan831/
O'Keeney8034/
Okenge771,777/
Gokane77207/
Okoene77200/
Okanje77175/
Oukane77140/
Okanee77115/
Okiene7786/
Okange7782/
Oceane7771/
Okeani7753/
O'Kain7749/
Hokane7745/
Okanne7739/
Okeneh7739/
Okaene7731/
Ockene7728/
Okaine7719/
O'Kine7712/
Oukene7711/
Okanes779/
Okeene779/
Okeyan778/
Okiane778/
Oikane778/
Okenee777/
Okeana776/
Okeany775/
Ohkane774/
Oikene774/
Okenet774/
O'Kang773/
Hokene773/
O'Cane772/
Okuene772/
Okeneu772/
Okhene772/
Okeone771/
Oekane771/
Okanie771/
O'Keny771/
O'Khan771/
Okenie771/
Okeune771/
Okeyne771/
Okeney770/
Okan7323,875/
Goikane71564/
Okujene71101/
Gokhane7157/
Okajine7137/
Okeanyi7135/
Ouckene7122/
Okawene7116/
Ockener7116/
Houkane718/
O'Caine717/
O'Kines717/
Oskaner716/
Okyenge716/
Hokaner715/
Oykener715/
Okoenge714/
Okeeney713/
Ekeanne713/
Okojene712/
Oskeyan711/
Hokkane711/
Gokhean711/
Outkene711/
Okenije711/
Okeonne711/
Okianee711/
Okenhie711/
Okaiene711/
Okayine711/
Oukkane711/
Otkener711/
Okayane711/
Okayene711/
Okienge711/
Okeyene711/
Oikanne711/
Okyaane711/
Okoyene711/
Uokiene711/
Oceanne711/
O'Kysen711/
Okayone711/
Okeyani711/
Okoyane711/
Okoenee711/
Oukhane711/
Oykaneh711/
Hockene710/
Okanetz710/
Hockean710/
Okine6730,380/
Okeny6712,882/
Okana678,554/
Ekene678,196/
Ocean675,565/
Akane672,907/
Gokan672,883/
Ekane672,869/
Okyne672,756/
Okani672,589/
Akene671,387/
Okkan67848/
Okena67638/
Okeanova67540/
Okcan67512/
Okhan67503/
Okuen67479/
Ockan67374/
Okany67349/
Okain67275/
Okeni67207/
Hokan67181/
Hokeness67119/
Okand6761/
Okyen6757/
Okien6754/
Akean6749/
Ohkan6745/
Ocane6734/
Okaun6732/
Oykan6725/
Okhen6722/
Okeen6720/
Hokheyan6717/
Okeun6714/
Ocene676/
O'Kam675/
Oikan674/
Okaan674/
Okein673/
Okann673/
Oukan673/
Hockeney672/
Okgan672/
Okoen672/
Ecane672/
Okaen672/
Okeanych671/
Okohgene671/
Okajineh671/
Oketn671/
Okanh671/
Okeam671/
Oukayane671/
Oukiyane671/
Okenj671/
Okhaness671/
Gokouene671/
Okhawene671/
Okoehian671/
Outhkene671/
Okouegne671/
Hoskayne670/
O'Cahane670/

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