McKerna Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McKerna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKerna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McKerna Last Name Facts

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

McKerna is most common in Northern Ireland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McKerna are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McKerna is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 131,788. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 McKerna
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