MacKentyre Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
South Africa

MacKentyre Surname Definition:

McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.

MacKentyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

MacKentyre (2) may also be a first name.

MacKentyre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

McINTYRE: (Gaelic.) The son of Kintyre;—a promontory, or headland, from Cean, head, and tir, land. Also the son of the carpenter.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

MacKentyre Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacKentyre occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKentyre? popularity and diffusion

MacKentyre is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of MacKentyre live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. MacKentyre is also the 9,404,674th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 2 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England MacKentyre is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 100 percent live. Other than England it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macentyre9547/
Mackintyre909/
MacKentire907/
Maccentyre901/
MacNtyre899/
MacIntyre8414,573/
MacEntire8431/
MacKntire840/
Makentere840/
MacKintire8045/
Mac'intyre802/
MacCentire800/
McEntire785,885/
MacNtire781/
MacIntire74471/
Makintire740/
McIntire6713,926/
Mouskenteri571/
Mouskenteris551/

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