McKelvin Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

McKelvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKelvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6991:518,53943,349
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

McKelvin (57) may also be a first name.

McKelvin Last Name Facts

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

McKelvin is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of McKelvin.

How Common Is The Last Name McKelvin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,903rd most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of McKelvin reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McKelvin is also the 1,308,380th most common forename world-wide It is held by 57 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 699 people, or 1 in 518,539. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 31 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

McKelvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKelvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKelvin surname grew 2,255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKelvin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McKelvin last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKelvin earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 18.41% less than the national average, earning R 193,896 per year and in United States they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning $36,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElvin9350/
McElvain881,330/
McKalvin881/
McKlevin881/
McLvin861/
McElvaine82292/
McAlvin8084/
McLevin8074/
McElven8055/
McElveen754,839/
McElwain754,467/
McIlvain751,744/
McCalvin75351/
McAlvain75204/
McIlvaine711,645/
McElwaine71572/
MacElwinn711/
McLewin6768/
McIlwain634,864/
McIlveen631,303/
McLlwain6346/
Mcalwain631/
MacKlewn630/
McIlwaine591,426/
McLlwaine5916/
MacCluen5017/
Makkluen504/

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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 McKelvin
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