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 occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeeven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McKeeven reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

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

McKeeven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKeeven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKeeven last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKeeven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname 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
  • 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 McKeeven
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