McCheney Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
McCheney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
McCheney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCheney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCheney is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McCheney.
How Common Is The Last Name McCheney? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. McCheney is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of McCheney are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname McCheney is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. In Northern Ireland it is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Other than Northern Ireland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.
McCheney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCheney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCheney surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 McCheney
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