McKeveney Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McKeveney Surname Definition:

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

McKeveney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McKeveney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McKeveney Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKeveney is most common in Australia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeveney? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKeveney is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name McKeveney occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of McKeveney are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name McKeveney is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia McKeveney is most frequent in: Queensland, where 80 percent are found and New South Wales, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Australia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

McKeveney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McKeveney last name is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machevene781/
MacGiveney741/
Machivene679/
Mokewenye676/
Moukebene671/
Makevyna593/
Makeweni592/
Makebeni592/
Mokebeni591/
Macheweni561/
Machiveni561/
Mackibeni561/
Machiwenyi532/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKeveney
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