McAvock Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McAvock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAvock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093

McAvock Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAvock is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAvock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. McAvock occurs mostly in Europe, where 108 percent of McAvock are found; 108 percent are found in Northern Europe and 108 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England McAvock is primarily found in: Bedfordshire, where 75 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

McAvock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAvock has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McAvock surname declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McAvock Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCavock930/
McGavok861/
McAvack860/
McGavoc860/
McGavack808/
McGovock801/
McHavak711/
McGovoc710/
McCowack670/
Mchabak571/
McGovac570/
McCovac570/
McAvugh570/
McCavaugh501/

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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 McAvock
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