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

The surname McClaim is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McClaim.

How Common Is The Last Name McClaim? popularity and diffusion

The last name McClaim is the 2,555,468th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name McClaim occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McClaim reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States McClaim is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 11 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

McClaim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClaim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McClaim last name grew 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McClaim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McClaim are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the 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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