McKenneth Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McKenneth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKenneth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McKenneth (57) may also be a first name.

McKenneth Last Name Facts

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

McKenneth is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McKenneth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKenneth? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKenneth is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of McKenneth live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 57 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McKenneth is most frequent in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent are found. Apart from The United States McKenneth exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found.

McKenneth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKenneth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKenneth surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKenneth951/
McKennet941/
McKennith892/
MacKnet7538/
Mocknet750/
MacKnett7110/
MacNeith715/
Maknet6742/
Macnet671/
MacNett6326/
McKnitt6316/
Maknest6313/
Magknet631/
Moscnet631/
Makhnets592/
MacNette590/
McNat572/
Meyknecht56325/
Meiknecht566/
McNatt533,665/
McNitt531,780/
Meijknecht5339/
Maknit535/
MacNitt5016/
Maknayt507/

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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 McKenneth
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