McKenna Surname
Approximately 63,854 people bear this surname
McKenna Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Kenna, q.v.
McKenna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37,771 | 1:9,596 | 1,165 |
| England | 13,289 | 1:4,193 | 563 |
| Ireland | 8,443 | 1:558 | 90 |
| Australia | 7,261 | 1:3,718 | 534 |
| Canada | 5,428 | 1:6,788 | 1,000 |
| Scotland | 4,576 | 1:1,170 | 194 |
| Northern Ireland | 4,099 | 1:450 | 51 |
| New Zealand | 717 | 1:6,316 | 1,059 |
| South Africa | 634 | 1:85,454 | 10,516 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 275 | 1:4,960 | 802 |
| Wales | 234 | 1:13,224 | 1,468 |
| Thailand | 160 | 1:441,490 | 77,308 |
| Spain | 109 | 1:428,918 | 22,835 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Germany | 64 | 1:1,257,898 | 80,532 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Jersey | 32 | 1:3,100 | 566 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:6,898 | 1,043 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9,006 | 1:492 | 60 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,050 | 1:11,890 | 1,808 |
| Scotland | 1,917 | 1:1,953 | 357 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,841 | 1:7,341 | 929 |
McKenna (1,482) may also be a first name.
McKenna Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of Kenna, q.v.
(Irish) The son of the man beloved by Aodh (fire), the fire god.
Contracted from Mac Cainneach, 'Cainneach’s Son'(cainneach, 'devout' or 'chaste').
‘Cainnech, of Achadh Bo, born a.d, 516'.
He was a saint who died a.d, 598, This name is peculiar to the Isle of Man.
It was formerly almost confined to the parish of German.
McKenna Demographics
McKenna Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McKenna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKenna Come From? nationality or country of origin
McKenna is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of McKenna.
How Common Is The Last Name McKenna? popularity and diffusion
The last name McKenna is the 8,875th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 114,128 people. The surname McKenna occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of McKenna are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 202,116th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,482 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 37,771 people, or 1 in 9,596. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found, New Jersey, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 104 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.
McKenna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McKenna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKenna surname expanded 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 648 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 6 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,463 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McKenna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McKenna last name are 3.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.18% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McKenna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 208.69% more than the national average, earning 1,068,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.93% more than the national average, earning R 304,008 per year; in United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,483 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenna | 93 | 1,376 | / |
| Mckeanna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mackennah | 88 | 2 | / |
| McKanna | 86 | 650 | / |
| McKinna | 86 | 555 | / |
| Makenna | 86 | 145 | / |
| Mokenna | 86 | 4 | / |
| Macenna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mocenna | 86 | 1 | / |
| McKenney | 80 | 9,398 | / |
| McKennie | 80 | 515 | / |
| MacKenny | 80 | 48 | / |
| Makkenna | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mackinna | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mckinnau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mokoenna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hmakenna | 80 | 1 | / |
| McAnna | 77 | 105 | / |
| MacKna | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mackenney | 75 | 391 | / |
| Mackennie | 75 | 132 | / |
| Mackcinna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meachenna | 75 | 0 | / |
| McNa | 73 | 31 | / |
| McCanna | 71 | 1,151 | / |
| Mocenni | 71 | 75 | / |
| Macknay | 71 | 66 | / |
| McKinne | 71 | 57 | / |
| Maikena | 71 | 40 | / |
| Makenne | 71 | 33 | / |
| Makinna | 71 | 31 | / |
| Makenny | 71 | 11 | / |
| McKnney | 71 | 11 | / |
| Makenno | 71 | 10 | / |
| Macenni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macknat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makemna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokenni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macenno | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacEnny | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacKenneer | 71 | 0 | / |
| MacKchenny | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKinney | 67 | 110,048 | / |
| McKinnie | 67 | 3,536 | / |
| McNay | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Makna | 67 | 993 | / |
| Mocna | 67 | 376 | / |
| McNea | 67 | 302 | / |
| Macna | 67 | 191 | / |
| Makengni | 67 | 51 | / |
| Macknapp | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mocknacz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mokna | 67 | 11 | / |
| MacKinno | 67 | 10 | / |
| MacCinna | 67 | 2 | / |
| MacKinny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maskemna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machinna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makenney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makkenni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackinne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquenna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohcenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makemgna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makeunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makienne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makuenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makinnah | 67 | 1 | / |
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