McKens Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McKens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McKens Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKens is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname McKens occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKens are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent live, New Jersey, where 25 percent live and Louisiana, where 13 percent live.

McKens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKens last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKens Last Name Statistics demography

McKens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.01% less than the national average, earning $7,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackens92294/
Mckense926/
Mckeans921/
Maackens8626/
Mackense866/
Meyckens861/
Makens83174/
MacEns839/
MacKns831/
Mackensse801/
Mackins77719/
Machens77656/
Meykens77329/
Meukens77234/
Maskens77137/
Makense7777/
Meakens7733/
Makkens779/
McKinns778/
Moykens778/
MacKenz775/
Mockins772/
Maikens770/
McKinse770/
Meikens770/
McKanse770/
Makns737/
Mokns732/
MacNs731/
Mackenze7133/
Mackence7114/
Makensse712/
Meijkens712/
Meachens711/
Mayskens711/
Mackinse711/
Makins671,110/
Mcence67120/
Macins6713/
Maknse678/
Mokins672/
Mackenzje671/
McAins671/
Maskns670/

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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 McKens
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