McKever Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKever Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Canada841:438,63838,170
England681:819,38343,863
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland311:120,7495,564
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

McKever (27) may also be a first name.

McKever Last Name Facts

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

McKever is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of McKever.

How Common Is The Last Name McKever? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 622,538th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of McKever live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States McKever is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

McKever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKever has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKever last name expanded 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKever Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McKever last name is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKever last name are 16.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKever earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.23% less than the national average, earning $33,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $51,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKeever9312,142/
McKeiver93448/
McKiever93238/
McKeaver9385/
MacKever933/
McEver92755/
MacKeever88106/
McKiver86738/
Makeever80427/
Mackiver8038/
MacEever801/
Makevere801/
McIver7711,032/
MacGeever7519/
Mackgiver751/
Mackayver751/
MacIver715,427/
Makiver718/
Mchiver712/
Makeeber67875/
Mokheber6742/
Macaiver6717/
Makaiver676/
Maskiver674/
Macgiver673/
Mokewere671/
Makayver671/
Makebeer670/
Mayskiver631/
Mcivir6217/
Moukheiber5993/
Macgayveer592/
Mchivir5737/
Mocivir571/
Mokiber571/
Mokhiber53111/
Mocaiber5340/
Maquiver5311/
Mokhayber508/
Maqueiber501/
Mokhaiber501/
Moukhebir501/

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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 McKever
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