McKendra Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKendra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKendra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McKendra (10) may also be a first name.

McKendra Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKendra is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKendra? popularity and diffusion

McKendra is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name McKendra occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of McKendra reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. McKendra is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Aberdeenshire, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Scotland it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

McKendra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKendra has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McKendra surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McEndra930/
McKendry883,161/
McKindra88109/
Makendra8813/
Macendra889/
McKendree821,218/
Machendra8230/
McKendrie8228/
MacKendry824/
Maikendra821/
McAndra800/
Mackendree7880/
Machkindra782/
Macchendra781/
Machkyndra781/
McEndree75640/
Makendro759/
Makendry751/
McKindry750/
Machindra7115/
McKindree7112/
McAndre673/
Macchindra671/
McAndro670/
McAndrey631/
Macindre631/
McAndrie630/
Machindre594/

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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 McKendra
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