McKella Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McKella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1361:21,1031,811
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Panama101:391,2268,067
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

McKella (13) may also be a first name.

McKella Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKella occurs most in Jamaica. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKella? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKella is the 1,434,893rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 108 percent of McKella are found; 91 percent are found in Caribbean and 91 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. McKella is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 21,103. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 56 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 28 percent reside and Surrey County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Jamaica this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

McKella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKella has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKella Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

McKella earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $29,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackella936/
Mcella928/
Mackellay8816/
Macella86182/
Mocella86134/
Makella8655/
Mokella863/
Mckalla862/
McEalla861/
McKelle860/
Makkella80655/
Machella80338/
McKelley80222/
MacKelly8030/
Mochella8013/
Macellay8011/
Makellay807/
Mookella804/
Moukella802/
Mackelli802/
Moucella801/
Macellai801/
MacKellaich7811/
McAlla7740/
Moklla774/
Mockla774/
Maklla771/
McElle771/
Mackla771/
McKlay770/
Makehella759/
Moshkella754/
Meakellah751/
Maucaella751/
Machellah751/
Mackelley751/
Macchella751/
McLa733/
McCalla715,421/
Macello71354/
Macelli71179/
Mokilla71139/
Macilla7174/
Macklay7150/
Makello7142/
Mocello7142/
Makilla7141/
Macklai7127/
Mocelli7123/
Makelli7120/
Makelle7118/
Maikela7117/
Moikela7117/
Macelly717/
Macelle715/
Meikela715/
Mochkla714/
Mouchkelly713/
Makelly712/
Makklla711/
Maykela711/
Macklia711/
Meakela711/
Mocklai711/
Mocklya711/
Mokelle711/
Makhlla711/
Mouckellet711/
MacKlea710/
McLay673,749/
Macla67378/
Maccelli67360/
Mokla67249/
Machello67169/
Makla67150/
McLea67147/
MacHelle67137/
Maucelli6775/
Makoelle6774/
Machelli6772/
Makiolla6723/
Mmakelle6720/
Meycelle6718/
Makiello6717/
Makellie6717/
Maskello6713/
Makkilla6712/
Mochelle6710/
Moskello677/
Machilla676/
Makillah675/
Maccello675/
Mokielle674/
Macuello674/
MacKllop672/
Mocellee672/
McCla672/
MacKclay672/
Makeller672/
Moukelle672/
Matkelli672/
Makcelly672/
McKle671/
Maquella671/
Mochello671/
Mocklais671/
Mokkelli671/
Mocla671/
Mochelli671/
Macaelly671/
Maucilla671/
Maikelle671/
Moquella671/
Makllach671/
Mokoelle671/
Mokehela671/
Moshklla671/
Makaelly671/
Makielli671/
Makelles671/
Madkelly671/
Macllaus671/
Mokillas670/

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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 McKella
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