McClaim Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

McClaim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClaim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

McClaim Last Name Facts

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

McClaim occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of McClaim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClaim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McClaim reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States McClaim is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and South Carolina, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 11 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

McClaim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McClaim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McClaim last name expanded 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McClaim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McClaim surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

McClaim earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $35,372 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClam921,363/
McLim8315/
MacKlaim805/
MacLiaim801/
McLamb774,968/
MacLam77187/
McLeam7710/
McLiam776/
MacLim772/
McKlim771/
McLime770/
Moccellim751/
Macklam71158/
Mayclim7131/
Macliam7127/
Macleam719/
MacKlim714/
Maklaim711/
Maiclim711/
Macliim711/
MacClem711/
McCallum6734,275/
Mocellim6746/
Maklaium671/
McLem671/
MacIllam671/
Meacklim670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McClaim
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