Sheehen Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sheehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:188,3587,886
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Sheehen Last Name Facts

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

Sheehen has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sheehen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheehen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Sheehen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Sheehen live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in Ireland, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 188,358. In Ireland Sheehen is most numerous in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Ireland Sheehen is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Sheehen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheehen has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname grew 278 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheehen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sheehen last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Sheehen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheehean930/
Scheehen930/
Sheehein930/
Sheehaen930/
Sheehn9231/
Shehen923/
Seehen921/
Scheehean8813/
Sheahen86287/
Shehean8626/
Shehein8615/
Seeheun861/
Shaeehn861/
Sheehem860/
Sehen832,077/
Sheheane8062/
Sheaheen801/
Sheaheng801/
Sheahene800/
Sheahean800/
Sheehemt800/
Shahen7719,152/
Shaeen771,027/
Shohen77601/
Shehin77149/
Shihen77104/
Saehen7794/
Sehein7744/
Siehen777/
Seheun775/
Shieen774/
Seeien774/
Siheen774/
Soehen773/
Shyeen772/
Syehen771/
Sheaen771/
Sheein771/
Cheeen771/
Sohhen770/
Seahen770/
Scheihaen751/
Shahheeen751/
Schoyehen750/
Shahien715,381/
Sheahin7174/
Siechen7148/
Siehien7136/
Schehin7128/
Shiheng7113/
Shaahen719/
Shhaeen717/
Shahenn716/
Cheuhen715/
Shaeenh715/
Cheahen714/
Hseeeen714/
Shahhen713/
Sheujen713/
Schahen712/
Shaueen712/
Shaehin711/
Shaeein711/
Sueheen711/
Sheeain711/
Sshaeen711/
Sahhien711/
Chehein711/
Shiohen711/
Sahgeen711/
Saieeen711/
Saehenh711/
Saeheun711/
Shueeyn711/
Shaeien711/
Cheehin711/
Shehain710/
Scheein710/
Sheeion710/
Shojaeen674,333/
Saeen672,212/
Sahen67910/
Shien67720/
Sihen67279/
Sehin67261/
Scheijen67258/
Sheun67230/
Sohen67165/
Shyen6748/
Seein6744/
Sayaheen6711/
Schiesen6711/
Syhen677/
Seuen676/
Sueen675/
Sjhaheen673/
Shahhein672/
Seaen672/
Scheuene672/
Schehing671/
Shehuinn671/
Zeeen671/
Souehene671/
Shahayen671/
Shahueen671/
Shahween671/
Seejaeng671/
Saieeemn671/
Saieheng671/
Sieen671/
Shhaheen671/
Shajahen671/
Syeen671/
Cheaheng671/
Soeen670/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheehen
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