McAvan Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McAvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:530,64833,151
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McAvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAvan occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of McAvan are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 530,648. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 57 percent reside, Shropshire, where 14 percent reside and West Midlands, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

McAvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McAvan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McAvan surname expanded 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAvan last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% being registered with the party.

The amount McAvan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.94% less than the national average, earning R 78,564 per year; in United States they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $50,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 175.82% more than the national average, earning $137,038 CAD per year.

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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 McAvan
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