O'Keeney Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Keeney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Keeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:196,2068,013
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

O'Keeney Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Keeney is found most in Ireland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of O'Keeney.

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

The surname O'Keeney is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name O'Keeney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of O'Keeney are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 196,206. In Ireland O'Keeney is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 92 percent live and Munster, where 4 percent live. Apart from Ireland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

O'Keeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Keeney has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Keeney surname expanded 800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Keeney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the O'Keeney surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Keene934/
Okeeney933/
Okeene869/
O'Keny861/
O'Kene861/
Okeney860/
Okeneye80312/
O'Keane80136/
Okeneyi802/
Okeenyi801/
Okeyene801/
Okeny7712,882/
Okene773,807/
Hockeney752/
Ocheeney751/
O'Kane7112,777/
Okenyi713,671/
Okoene71200/
Okiene7186/
Okenyo7175/
Okeane7167/
Okoney7146/
Okeneh7139/
Okaene7131/
Ockene7128/
O'Kine7112/
Oukene7111/
Okenee717/
Akeney716/
Okeany715/
Oikene714/
Okenet714/
Hokene713/
Okeniy713/
Okhene712/
Okeneu712/
Okuene712/
Okeyne711/
Okeune711/
Okeena711/
Okieny711/
Ekeney711/
Okeytenne711/
O'Kone710/
Okeniyi672,244/
Okujene67101/
Okoneyo6782/
Hakeney6747/
Okeanyi6735/
Okyenyi6729/
Hokoene6723/
Ouckene6722/
Okheena6718/
Okoneye6717/
Ockener6716/
Okawene6716/
Okeyeni6713/
O'Kines677/
Okyenge676/
Oykener675/
O'Kaine674/
Okoenge674/
Okenaya674/
Okaneya673/
Okineyi673/
Okoenyi672/
Okoneyi672/
Okaneye672/
Okojene672/
Ockiney671/
Okoenee671/
Askeney671/
Outkene671/
Hoceene671/
Okoneya671/
Okaiene671/
Okoenye671/
Otkener671/
Oskenyi671/
Okayene671/
Okienge671/
Okyenye671/
Okoyene671/
Uokiene671/
Ekeneya671/
Akejene671/
Okeunyi671/
Okuenyi671/
Hockeny670/
Hockene670/
Aukeney670/

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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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  • 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 O'Keeney
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