McKeeven Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McKeeven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKeeven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McKeeven Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKeeven is most common in Northern Ireland. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of McKeeven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeeven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name McKeeven is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McKeeven live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

McKeeven is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 461,259. In Northern Ireland it is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Beside Northern Ireland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

McKeeven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKeeven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKeeven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McKeeven last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKeeven940/
McKeven932/
McKeiven880/
McKeevan880/
McKeevin880/
McEven8629/
McKewen80605/
McKiven8037/
McKevin804/
Mackeben75117/
MacKewen7525/
McKeavin753/
McEwen7116,038/
McEvan7134/
McKewn7119/
McIven710/
McKewan67132/
Mackewn6772/
McEween677/
McKivin670/
Makewen670/
McKavin670/
Moskewen638/
MacGewen631/
McEwan5719,223/
McEwin57802/
McIvan577/
MacKhayben561/
Macewwn532/
Makewin531/
MacEwin531/
McIvann530/
McCavin530/
Moskewem502/
MacGewin500/

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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 McKeeven
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