McKenley Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McKenley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKenley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica3131:9,1691,027
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

McKenley (89) may also be a first name.

McKenley Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKenley is most common in Jamaica. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKenley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 809,613th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 163 percent of McKenley live; 91 percent live in Caribbean and 91 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. McKenley is also the 1,011,231st most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 9,169. In Jamaica McKenley is mostly concentrated in: Surrey County, where 39 percent are found, Cornwall County, where 37 percent are found and Middlesex County, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Jamaica this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 65 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

McKenley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKenley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKenley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McKenley last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKenley last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount McKenley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $56,320 CAD per year.

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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 McKenley
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