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

The surname McCan is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 420,458th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. It 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 is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 467,086. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States McCan occurs 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 prevalency of McCan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCan last name 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 holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCan surname are 20.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.88% 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCan
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