McKieran Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McKieran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKieran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:247,8399,475
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

McKieran Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKieran occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKieran? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKieran is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name McKieran occurs predominantly in Europe, where 105 percent of McKieran reside; 105 percent reside in Northern Europe and 105 percent reside in British Isles.

McKieran is most common in Ireland, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 247,839. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Besides Ireland this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

McKieran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKieran has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McKieran last name increased 1,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKieran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McKieran surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McKieran earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

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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 McKieran
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