MacKentire Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

MacKentire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacKentire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

MacKentire Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacKentire occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKentire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name MacKentire occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of MacKentire are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found, South Carolina, where 33 percent are found and Utah, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

MacKentire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacKentire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacKentire last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacKentire Last Name Statistics demography

MacKentire earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

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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 MacKentire
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