McKennar Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McKennar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKennar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McKennar Last Name Facts

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

McKennar is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKennar? popularity and diffusion

McKennar is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McKennar are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is mostly found in: Hertfordshire, where 100 percent are found.

McKennar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKennar has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McKennar last name contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacHennar820/
MacKenneer780/
McNar7711/
MacKnair7557/
MacKnare750/
McNair7124,584/
Macnar71116/
Mocnar7111/
McKner710/
MacNair671,392/
Mackner67239/
Mokhnar67196/
MacNear6775/
McNaire6732/
MacNayr6730/
MacNare671/
Makhnar671/

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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 McKennar
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