McAvaney Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McAvaney Surname Definition:

Of dual origin: Mac Aibhne, a branch of the O’Cahans; and Mac Dhuibhne of Breffny. IF 191

McAvaney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2631:102,64511,557
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McAvaney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of dual origin: Mac Aibhne, a branch of the O’Cahans; and Mac Dhuibhne of Breffny. IF 191

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McAvaney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAvaney occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAvaney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 793,288th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname McAvaney occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of McAvaney reside; 74 percent reside in Australasia and 74 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

McAvaney is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 102,645. In Australia McAvaney is mostly found in: South Australia, where 56 percent live, New South Wales, where 31 percent live and Victoria, where 9 percent live. Not including Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

McAvaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McAvaney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McAvaney surname expanded 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAvaney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McAvaney surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McAvaney surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

McAvaney earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacAvaney9413/
McAvanney940/
McVaney93207/
McAvany9358/
McAveney88200/
McAviney88174/
McGavney8817/
McCavney881/
Macavane881/
Mckavney881/
McGavane880/
McAvanny880/
McKavany880/
McVanney880/
McVeaney880/
McVhaney880/
McAvanie880/
McVane86190/
McAvan86182/
McVany860/
Machavane826,883/
McAveeney82111/
McAvinney8287/
McKaveney8277/
McKeavney8232/
McCaveney8216/
McGovaney8210/
McAvineey821/
McGaviney820/
McAveiney820/
Makvane80574/
MacVane80222/
McAvene8061/
Mgavane8040/
McViney8010/
McVeney806/
McGavan805/
Magvane805/
Macavan804/
Mkavane804/
McCavan801/
McAvain801/
McVanuy801/
McAveny800/
McAvine800/
McVaine800/
McVanne800/
McVeane800/
McFaney800/
McAviny800/
McVanie800/
McAvana800/
McKeaveney78116/
Macavinney781/
MacKaveney781/
Makavaneyo781/
McAvweeney780/
McVan77205/
McGivney751,371/
Makavane75290/
McAvinue75284/
Mukavane75232/
McGovney75215/
McCavana75150/
McVinney7583/
Mugavane7564/
Mgavanyi7539/
Magovney7520/
McAvenue7516/
Magavane7514/
Magovane757/
McCaveny756/
Maguvane756/
Micavani754/
McVeeney753/
Machavan753/
Mcafanye753/
Maquvane753/
Macovane753/
Maqavane753/
McVenney751/
Makvaane751/
MacVeany751/
MacAvian751/
McGafney751/
McGavian751/
Megavane751/
McFawane751/
Mokavane751/
Mcaffney751/
MacAvani751/
Mac-Vane751/
Macviane751/
McGaveny750/
McAvenie750/
McAvinie750/
McAvinne750/
McAvinny750/
McFanney750/
McGevney750/
McGovany750/
McKavana750/
McKaveny750/
McCafney750/
McGaovan750/
McGivany750/
MacAveny750/
McAvinea750/
McAvenne750/
MacAvine750/
McCovney750/
McKevney750/
McGevany750/
MacVan715,770/
Magavaniy711,551/
McVean71959/
Makvan71830/
Magvan71590/
McVann71199/
McAvin71140/
McGaffney71138/
McGiveney7166/
McAven7162/
Makavanay7156/
Machavana7145/
Machavani7134/
McAvennie7132/
Mekavanae7127/
Makoviney7116/
Makhavane7114/
Mačvan7113/
McAvinnie7112/
Makavanye718/
McGoveney716/
McAvon715/
McKeveney715/
McVeyn715/
McVain714/
McAvinnue714/
Makavanae714/
MacGivney714/
Meghavane713/
McVene713/
McVine712/
McFane712/
Mughavane712/
Machavine712/
MacAvinue712/
McCaffney711/
McKeaveny711/
Mkavan711/
Mecvan711/
McGivoney711/
McHaffney711/
McKeavene711/
Mukhavane711/
McAvienue711/
Mkavne711/
MacAvenue711/
MacCavana711/
Magavainy711/
Magwevane711/
Mekavanay711/
Machovane711/
Machuvane711/
Magoveney710/
McCavanah710/
McGiviney710/
McVeny710/
McGaffany710/
McGavn710/
McVaen710/
McVone710/
McFany710/
McVaan710/
McVauynie710/
McGafeney710/
McGeveney710/
Makavan67890,173/
Mekavan6719,897/
McGavin671,822/
Makvana671,707/
Makavanayo67433/
Macvean67412/
Magavainay67286/
Mkafane67282/
Makvani67237/
Machavoine67178/
Machvan67130/
Mkovane67127/
McGovan67110/
McAvena6765/
McGivan6738/
Magvani6734/
McKvian6734/
McAvinn6732/
McGaven6724/
MacAvin6721/
Maikvan6712/
Magavan6712/
Mekavanayo6712/
Mugvane6711/
Mocovan6710/
Mokavan679/
Mcofane679/
McVenea678/
Makevan677/
Maghvan675/
McCaughney674/
Migavan674/
Magvana674/
Mgavano674/
Mikavan674/
Makkhavane673/
Megavan673/
Mogavan673/
McGovny673/
McKvain673/
MacGaffney673/
McPhane672/
Mugavne672/
Mukvane672/
Macvine672/
Mkavnyi672/
Makvian672/
Mgovane672/
McAvina671/
Magovan671/
Makvanwaay671/
Machavanhu671/
McGaughney671/
McVinue671/
McFawan671/
McFayne671/
McFhane671/
Mukavan671/
Mkavani671/
McCavno671/
Maccavanna671/
MacGiveney671/
Machhavain671/
Makavanaye671/
Mecavin671/
Mcfaean671/
McVinne671/
McGivenney671/
Muchhavain671/
Makhavhane671/
Mqavana671/
Mkavana671/
Micovan671/
McCaven670/
McCavon670/
McVenie670/
McKevan670/
McAhven670/
McKivan670/
McVenny670/
McVenue670/
McVinny670/
McCavin670/
McGovne670/
McKavin670/
McHivan670/
McGivny670/
McGaffeney670/
McGavun670/
McVainn670/
McHaven670/
McVeine670/
Mukvany670/
McFaine670/
McKvene670/
McKaven670/
McFanny670/
McAvinw670/
McGavon670/
McGuvan670/
McCovan670/
McFanne670/
McVanah670/
McCafny670/
Mokaeeane592/
Makovienyi561/
Makhaeeane561/

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