McKeig Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McKeig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKeig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia481:562,41041,290
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

McKeig Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKeig occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeig? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKeig is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname McKeig is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of McKeig reside; 70 percent reside in Australasia and 70 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 562,410. In Australia it is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 69 percent live, New South Wales, where 13 percent live and South Australia, where 10 percent live. Excluding Australia McKeig exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

McKeig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKeig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKeig Last Name Statistics demography

McKeig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKaig831,564/
McKeag83924/
Makeig8365/
MacKeg833/
McKeeg830/
MacKeigue8016/
McKeage77411/
MacKaig7744/
Mackegg7713/
MacKeag776/
Makig7334/
Mceke734/
Mocig731/
Macig731/
McCaig673,825/
MacKic67194/
MacAig6745/
Macake6722/
Makigh6711/
Machig676/
Mocheg676/
McHigh675/
McKage673/
Mchege672/
Makieg672/
Makheg671/
Mackek671/
MacKeague671/
MacEik671/
Mocaig671/
Maskig671/
Makaig671/
MacOig670/

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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 McKeig
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