McKnigh Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McKnigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKnigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

McKnigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKnigh occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKnigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKnigh is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 114 percent of McKnigh reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 43 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 29 percent are found and Taiwan, where 29 percent are found.

McKnigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKnigh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKnigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McKnigh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKnigh931/
Macknigth881/
Macknigg8018/
Maknig771/
MacKnik7127/
MacKnic716/
Mocknic711/
Mocknik711/
MacKnick6741/
Mocknick6728/
MacKniff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McKnigh
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