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 is most common in Ireland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKieran? popularity and diffusion

McKieran is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 105 percent of McKieran are found; 105 percent are found in Northern Europe and 105 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Ireland, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 247,839. In Ireland McKieran is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

McKieran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKieran has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McKieran last name grew 1,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKieran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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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