McKneil Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McKneil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKneil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

McKneil Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKneil occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKneil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of McKneil reside; 78 percent reside in Australasia and 78 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,928,264. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 43 percent live, Queensland, where 36 percent live and New South Wales, where 21 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

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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 McKneil
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