McKethen Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

McKethen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKethen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McKethen Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKethen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKethen? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKethen is the 2,185,341st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. McKethen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of McKethen are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McKethen is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States McKethen is most common in: New York, where 21 percent are found, North Carolina, where 15 percent are found and Indiana, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

McKethen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKethen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKethen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McKethen last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

McKethen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.67% less than the national average, earning $26,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKeithen941,230/
McKiethen9413/
McKethan88678/
McKeithan821,717/
McKeethan8260/
McKiethan8213/
MacEten803/
Makhathen7194/
Mackitten711/
Makiten67138/
MacQuesten6722/
Mokiten6718/
Makaten6714/
Macaten672/
Maketin672/
Mackeating671/
Mokaten671/
Maketem671/

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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
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  • 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 McKethen
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