Oflaherty Surname

240,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Oflaherty Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Flaithbheartaigh =Descendant of Flaithbheartach [v. O’-, and Flaherty]

Oflaherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2511:289,73526,899
Ireland2511:18,7611,988
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Macau11:601,6301,582
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Oflaherty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Flaithbheartaigh =Descendant of Flaithbheartach [v. O’-, and Flaherty]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oflaherty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oflaherty occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oflaherty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,410th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,379,535 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Oflaherty live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Oflaherty is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,251 people, or 1 in 289,735. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 15 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Oflaherty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oflaherty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oflaherty last name expanded 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oflaherty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oflaherty last name are 2.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Oflaherty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.6% less than the national average, earning R 143,532 per year; in United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $59,844 CAD per year.

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