MacWhirter Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacWhirter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacWhirter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3191:115,50312,273
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Australia951:284,16525,304
England711:784,76142,668
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Wales131:238,04114,239
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

MacWhirter Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacWhirter is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacWhirter? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacWhirter is the 487,899th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of MacWhirter live; 67 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacWhirter is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 115,503. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 35 percent live, Quebec, where 25 percent live and Alberta, where 18 percent live. Not including Canada this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

MacWhirter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacWhirter are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the party.

The amount MacWhirter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $38,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $47,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McWhirter956,126/
Macwirter951/
MacWherter9037/
MacWirther902/
MacWhirtir901/
McWherter841,222/
MacQuirter808/
McQuirter74421/
Maquirter740/
Maguirte670/
Mequirter633/
Maquerte561/
Moguerter530/

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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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  • 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 MacWhirter
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