McAlvain Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

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

McAlvain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAlvain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

McAlvain Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAlvain is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAlvain? popularity and diffusion

The last name McAlvain is the 1,168,344th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname McAlvain is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McAlvain reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 1,776,759. In The United States McAlvain is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 55 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found.

McAlvain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McAlvain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McAlvain surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAlvain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McAlvain last name are 23.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.73% being registered with the political party.

McAlvain earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $38,897 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAlvin9384/
MacAlvaine890/
McIlvain881,744/
McElvain881,330/
McCalvin88351/
McKalvin881/
Mcalwain881/
McLvin861/
McIlvaine821,645/
McElvaine82292/
MacLlvain821/
McLevin8074/
McElvin8050/
MacKlevain780/
McIlwain754,864/
McElwain754,467/
McKelvin75699/
McLlwain7546/
McColvin7543/
McElvine7524/
McKlevin751/
McIlwaine711,426/
McElwaine71572/
MacIlwain7147/
McLlwaine7116/
MacEllvan713/
MacLlwain711/
Macaluang711/
MacLewain710/
MacKlwain710/
McLewin6768/
McElven6755/
Macllwaine673/
MacKlevane670/
MacKlewain670/
MacKelwain670/

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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 McAlvain
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