McKellow Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McKellow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McKellow Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKellow is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McKellow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKellow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 119 percent of McKellow are found; 104 percent are found in Northern Europe and 104 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McKellow is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 35 percent reside, Kent, where 23 percent reside and Essex, where 17 percent reside. Other than England McKellow occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent reside and New Zealand, where 15 percent reside.

McKellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKellow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McKellow last name contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKellof880/
McKlow863/
McKelloff820/
McLow777/
McKillof750/
Mclouw711/
McQuillow710/
McKelluph710/
McLowth671/
McClowa670/
Mklof621/
McLoof5715/
Mkhlof574/
Mcclob572/
McLeob572/
McLawz571/
McLoff570/
McLeof570/
Mkhlouf537/
McClaws533/
Mkhloof531/
McCloub531/
McCloff530/
Mzkhlouf501/
McCloffe500/

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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 McKellow
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