MacComas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Spain

MacComas Surname Definition:

Contracted from MacHamish, 'James's Son, ' or possibly from MacHomase, 'Thomas's Son'. Cammaish looks more like the former, Comish the latter. The form Cammaish is more common in the North and Comish in the South of the island, but the name is not so often met with as formerly.

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MacComas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

MacComas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from MacHamish, 'James's Son, ' or possibly from MacHomase, 'Thomas's Son'. Cammaish looks more like the former, Comish the latter. The form Cammaish is more common in the North and Comish in the South of the island, but the name is not so often met with as formerly.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

MacComas Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name MacComas? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacComas is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of MacComas live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacComas is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States MacComas is most numerous in: Alabama, where 25 percent live and Oklahoma, where 25 percent live. Besides The United States MacComas is found in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 20 percent live.

MacComas Last Name Statistics demography

MacComas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McComas936,385/
MacOmas9312/
McCommas88294/
Macomase8814/
Meacomas887/
Macoma8624/
McComa868/
McOmas862/
MacComeau827/
Mecomas802/
Macamas801/
McComma801/
Mackoma801/
MacOmac800/
Mcoma772/
Maycomea7576/
Maicomea7548/
MacOmeau7512/
Makomase755/
Makhomas753/
Macasmas752/
Mac'ouma751/
Mackomah751/
MacKamas751/
MacCamac750/
Makoma714,803/
Maqoma711,132/
Mchoma711,107/
Macomo71206/
Macama71117/
MacCameau713/
Macamay672,048/
Makooma67976/
Makouma67530/
Macamos67263/
Maqamas67191/
Makgoma6765/
Makhoma6717/
Maikoma6713/
Makomma679/
Makomai679/
Macamea674/
Maacama674/
Macamad673/
Macasmo671/
Makamas671/
Mmakoma671/
Maucama671/
Mmaqoma671/
Macamac671/
Macaama671/
Maqhoma671/
Makomay671/
Mak'homase671/
Majkoma671/
Maicama671/
Mockoma671/
Macamma671/
MacCamo670/

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