McClam Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

McClam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

McClam Last Name Facts

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

The surname McClam occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McClam? popularity and diffusion

The surname McClam is the 282,766th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McClam are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 265,927. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 36 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

McClam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McClam surname rose 766 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McClam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McClam last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.46% registered with the political party.

McClam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $37,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClaim9257/
McLamb834,968/
MacLam83187/
McLeam8310/
Macklam77158/
Macliam7727/
Macleam779/
MacClem771/
McLim7315/
McLem731/
McCallum7134,275/
MacKlaim715/
MacIllam711/
MacLiaim711/
Maklam6782/
MacLem674/
Maqlam673/
MacLom673/
MacLim672/
Moklam671/
Moccellim671/
McKlim671/
MacGillam671/
McLime670/

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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 McClam
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