McKell Surname

223,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8801:411,88535,834
Australia5461:49,4436,165
Scotland2391:22,4012,544
England1441:386,93126,993
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Ireland411:114,8525,857
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1181:31,7222,652
England851:286,76919,769
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

McKell (196) may also be a first name.

McKell Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 223,829th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,006,347 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of McKell reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McKell is also the 648,004th most common first name throughout the world, held by 196 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 880 people, or 1 in 411,885. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 33 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

McKell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKell last name expanded 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 124 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Methodist (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States McKell are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McKell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $45,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKell92801/
Mockell921/
McKelle920/
McKiell920/
McKel919/
McEll910/
MacKkell861/
MacKiell860/
McKeel832,301/
Mackel831,444/
Mockel83564/
Makell83362/
McKiel83296/
McKeil83191/
McKeal8372/
McKall8310/
Macell838/
Mocell833/
McKele831/
McElle831/
McEl8019/
Machell771,372/
Maickel77264/
Mackiel77115/
MacKill7774/
Maikell7748/
Mackelt7732/
Mackael778/
Moskell773/
Meickel773/
Meacell773/
Maykell773/
MacKeel771/
MacAell771/
Maycell771/
Maëckel771/
Makiell771/
Mackuel771/
Mockelt770/
Mochell770/
Meakell770/
Makel735,049/
Macel73856/
McAll73394/
Mokel73146/
Mackl7339/
Mocel7323/
Mcele7313/
Mácel7311/
Mockl739/
Makll732/
McKle731/
Maychell7139/
Maickael711/
Meachell710/
McCall6766,171/
Machel6731,775/
Mochel671,375/
Maikel671,259/
McKail67388/
Makiel67210/
Moikel67194/
Maykel67174/
Meikel67134/
Meukel6748/
Moucel6739/
Moukel6738/
Makuel6725/
Maukel6723/
Maicel6720/
MacKil6719/
Meicel6719/
Májkel6717/
McL6716/
Magkel6715/
Muokel6710/
Meakel677/
Makkel677/
Meickl677/
MacIll676/
Macael675/
Makael675/
Makeel675/
Maakel673/
Majkel673/
Maycel673/
Meykel673/
Mahkel673/
Mokael673/
Maccel673/
MacKyl672/
Mckyle672/
Makill672/
Mocael672/
Madkel671/
Mhakel671/
Mohkel671/
Makoel671/
Maïkel671/
Mocuel671/
Mokiel671/
Mokkel671/
MacKquill670/

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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 McKell
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