MacSwan Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacSwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacSwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland621:86,3526,198
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

MacSwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacSwan is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacSwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacSwan is the 1,305,105th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of MacSwan live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 86,352. In Scotland MacSwan is most numerous in: Highland, where 21 percent live, Renfrewshire, where 18 percent live and West Lothian, where 16 percent live. Aside from Scotland it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 26 percent live.

MacSwan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacSwan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacSwan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 49.41% more than the national average, earning $64,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.55% more than the national average, earning $56,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacSwain93315/
Macswann938/
Macswane931/
Macwan922,273/
Macswayne8818/
MacSwaine882/
McSwain868,401/
Machwan865/
MacWain864/
Machwane80101/
MacSweyn8080/
Matswane8020/
Matchwan801/
Madswain800/
MacVan775,770/
Mazwan7791/
Macuan7741/
Mocwan771/
Maxwan771/
Matshwane75332/
MacSweynn751/
Mathswane751/
Machhwain751/
Macvean71412/
McSwine71192/
Machvan71130/
Maxwane7160/
Machuan7114/
Motswan715/
Motcshwane711/
Maitshwane711/
Matsshwane711/
Maqsuan711/
Madzwan711/
Motswane67818/
Matsuane67124/
Maxhwane67109/
Mochwane6772/
Matsuang672/
Machuane671/
Mmatshwaane671/
Magsuang671/
Matchban670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacSwan
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