McCan Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7761:467,08639,768
Ireland541:87,2034,973
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Wales51:618,90625,852
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Scotland741:50,5843,461
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8291:27,4573,376

McCan Last Name Facts

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

McCan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McCan.

How Common Is The Last Name McCan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,458th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. The surname McCan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of McCan live; 95 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCan is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 776 people, or 1 in 467,086. In The United States McCan is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

McCan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCan surname decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCan last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCan last name are 20.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning $37,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $41,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCann9172,095/
McCain9125,837/
Maccan91905/
McCaan9133/
Moccan915/
McAn898/
MacCann83579/
McCaine83288/
McCanne83150/
Moccand8395/
MacCain8343/
Maccean8343/
Maccang8314/
Moccain832/
Maccand831/
Maccant831/
Mccayne831/
Mocan809,261/
Macan803,874/
McHan80905/
McAnn80288/
McCon80201/
McKan80109/
McAin8032/
McAan802/
MacCn802/
Moccasin77125/
MacCaine779/
Mcn758/
McKean7311,541/
Macane736,622/
Maican735,022/
McKain733,209/
Macean732,492/
Mocean731,186/
McCone731,114/
McCoin73961/
McConn73776/
Macanh73575/
McCoun73570/
Macain73457/
Majcan73439/
Moscan73316/
Mackan73273/
Mascan73216/
Matcan73182/
Maccam73149/
Macann73133/
McKann7378/
Macang7365/
Măcean7363/
Macaan7352/
Macand7351/
Maycan7342/
MacCon7334/
Motcan7332/
Mocane7312/
Madcan7312/
Macant738/
MacCin735/
Mockan735/
Magcan735/
Moucan734/
Mocain733/
Maacan733/
Mmacan732/
McAine732/
Mocann732/
MacAhn731/
McKuan731/
Mocand731/
Mocang731/
Macaun731/
Maccán731/
Mazcan731/
Moțcan731/
Moican731/
Meican731/
Moccon731/
MacGan730/
Meacan730/
MacCaisin711/
MacKean67505/
Maccone67158/
Macaine67137/
Mackhan6782/
Macatin6776/
Mackain6769/
MacGann6758/
MacCoun6753/
Macagne6744/
Maccoon6735/
Macacin6734/
Makn6728/
McKaine6726/
Macquan6724/
Macasin6718/
MacAhan6713/
Macaane6712/
MacKane6711/
Maycann6710/
McIn6710/
Moockan678/
McConne677/
McNe675/
MacN674/
Moicean674/
Macanhe674/
McOn673/
Machean673/
Mahacan673/
Moiscan673/
Maicane673/
Maccoin672/
MacConn672/
MacHcon672/
Mcen672/
Mohcane672/
Moccong672/
Macaang672/
Macaten672/
Macayne672/
Macasne672/
Macanne672/
MacCuen671/
Meacgan671/
Machkan671/
Modcane671/
Maycane671/
Macasng671/
Macatyn671/
Macaşin671/
Macchen671/
Macgain671/
Maicann671/
Meicang671/
Mackcon671/
Maucane671/
Macchin671/
Maacean671/
Mauckan670/
MacAsen670/
Mocasin670/
MacCuin670/

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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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  • 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 McCan
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