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 is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 223,829th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,006,347 people. The surname McKell is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of McKell are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McKell is also the 648,004th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 196 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 880 people, or 1 in 411,885. In The United States McKell is most frequent in: Utah, where 33 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and Scotland, where 13 percent live.

McKell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

McKell Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McKell last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
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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 McKell
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