McKewen Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

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

McKewen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
Australia1521:177,60318,018
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

McKewen Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKewen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKewen? popularity and diffusion

McKewen is the 533,524th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of McKewen are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States McKewen is most prevalent in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.

McKewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKewen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKewen surname grew 189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKewen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McKewen are 22.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.74% being registered with the party.

The amount McKewen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.77% more than the national average, earning $52,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKewen9325/
McEwen9216,038/
McKewn9219/
McKewan86132/
Mackewn8672/
McEween867/
McKeven862/
Makewen860/
Mackeben80117/
Moskewen808/
McKeeven804/
MacGewen801/
McKeiven800/
McKeevan800/
McKeevin800/
McEwan7719,223/
McEwin77802/
McEven7729/
MacKeeven750/
McKiven7137/
McKevin714/
Macewwn712/
Makewin711/
MacEwin711/
McKeavin673/
Moskewem672/
MacGewin670/
Maquiewen631/
McEvan6234/
McIven620/
MacKhayben591/
McKavin570/
McKivin570/

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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 McKewen
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