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 may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAvaney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 793,288th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of McAvaney live; 74 percent live in Australasia and 74 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McAvaney is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 102,645. In Australia it is most common in: South Australia, where 56 percent live, New South Wales, where 31 percent live and Victoria, where 9 percent live. Excluding Australia McAvaney is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

McAvaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAvaney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McAvaney surname grew 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAvaney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States McAvaney are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political 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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