McKigen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:191,20810,357
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225

McKigen Last Name Facts

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

McKigen is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of McKigen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKigen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of McKigen live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McKigen is most frequent in Scotland, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 191,208. In Scotland McKigen is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 68 percent live, West Lothian, where 21 percent live and Fife, where 11 percent live. Barring Scotland it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live.

McKigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKigen has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McKigen last name increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 McKigen
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