MacKentyre Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
MacKentyre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacKentyre Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacKentyre is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacKentyre? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname MacKentyre occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of MacKentyre are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most common first name at a global level It is held by 2 people.
The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England MacKentyre is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macentyre | 95 | 47 | / |
| Mackintyre | 90 | 9 | / |
| MacKentire | 90 | 7 | / |
| Maccentyre | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacNtyre | 89 | 9 | / |
| MacIntyre | 84 | 14,573 | / |
| MacEntire | 84 | 31 | / |
| MacKntire | 84 | 0 | / |
| Makentere | 84 | 0 | / |
| MacKintire | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mac'intyre | 80 | 2 | / |
| MacCentire | 80 | 0 | / |
| McEntire | 78 | 5,885 | / |
| MacNtire | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacIntire | 74 | 471 | / |
| Makintire | 74 | 0 | / |
| McIntire | 67 | 13,926 | / |
| Mouskenteri | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mouskenteris | 55 | 1 | / |
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