McKechnie Surname
Approximately 7,106 people bear this surname
McKechnie Surname Definition:
MACKEEKINE: A form of Maceachan, which see, recorded in Glasgow.
McKechnie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,215 | 1:2,417 | 447 |
| United States | 1,895 | 1:191,271 | 18,939 |
| England | 1,627 | 1:34,246 | 4,521 |
| Canada | 1,147 | 1:32,123 | 4,173 |
| Australia | 1,027 | 1:26,286 | 3,576 |
| South Africa | 408 | 1:132,788 | 15,487 |
| New Zealand | 310 | 1:14,607 | 2,564 |
| Ireland | 71 | 1:66,323 | 4,252 |
| Northern Ireland | 47 | 1:39,256 | 3,678 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 39 | 1:113,586 | 6,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,086 | 1:1,794 | 328 |
| England | 163 | 1:149,542 | 13,222 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 145 | 1:346,336 | 26,593 |
McKechnie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACKEEKINE: A form of Maceachan, which see, recorded in Glasgow.
McKechnie Demographics
McKechnie Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McKechnie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKechnie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McKechnie is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McKechnie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 69,667th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,025,548 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of McKechnie live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 2,215 people, or 1 in 2,417. In Scotland McKechnie is most numerous in: Glasgow City, where 18 percent are found, South Lanarkshire, where 12 percent are found and Renfrewshire, where 8 percent are found. Barring Scotland it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.
McKechnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McKechnie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 998 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 182 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McKechnie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McKechnie last name is chiefly Presbyterian (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McKechnie surname are 5.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.39% being registered with the political party.
The amount McKechnie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.56% more than the national average, earning R 490,872 per year; in United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,043 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKechnie | 95 | 930 | / |
| MacKechnnie | 90 | 1 | / |
| McKechney | 89 | 68 | / |
| Makechnie | 89 | 28 | / |
| MacKechnieii | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacKechney | 84 | 34 | / |
| MacEchney | 78 | 2 | / |
| MacKecney | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makechney | 78 | 0 | / |
| Mokhachne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhazni | 59 | 5 | / |
| Mokhazni | 59 | 4 | / |
| Makazni | 50 | 1 | / |
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McKechnie Reference & Research
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKechnie
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