McKarthy Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

McKarthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKarthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

McKarthy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKarthy is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKarthy? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKarthy is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname McKarthy is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of McKarthy reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa McKarthy is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Africa McKarthy exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

McKarthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKarthy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKarthy surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKarthy Last Name Statistics demography

McKarthy earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.37% less than the national average, earning R 51,408 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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  • 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 McKarthy
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