McKears Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McKears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

McKears Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKears is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKears? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McKears are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McKears is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England McKears is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 43 percent are found, Lancashire, where 29 percent are found and Dorset, where 5 percent are found.

McKears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKears has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McKears surname rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKerrs863/
McErs830/
McEers770/
McArse770/
Mkharsh7112/
McHeers711/
McKerch710/
McGowers670/
McCaerrs670/
McIrsh622/
McArce621/
Mquers621/
McKirch5728/
McCarrce530/

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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 McKears
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