McKervail Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKervail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McKervail Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798

McKervail Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKervail is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKervail? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name McKervail is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McKervail are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McKervail is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,070,763. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Highland, where 60 percent live, Fife, where 20 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 20 percent live.

McKervail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKervail has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McKervail last name declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKervill8928/
McArvail8226/
McIrvail820/
McGervill780/
McCervill780/
McErvel758/
McCarvil7114/
McArvill712/
McCarvill67255/
McCorvill670/
McReville670/
McArvel630/
McCarvel59226/
McCorvel591/
McRevelle560/
McCorvell560/
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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 McKervail
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