McCoan Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

McCoan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCoan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

McCoan Last Name Facts

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

McCoan is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McCoan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoan? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCoan is the 2,776,799th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname McCoan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of McCoan are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England McCoan is most common in: Cornwall, where 28 percent live, Norfolk, where 28 percent live and Devon, where 20 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

McCoan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCoan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCoan Last Name Statistics demography

McCoan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCouan922/
McCohan921/
McCoain921/
McCohane860/
McKoan8331/
McOuan836/
Mscoan833/
McGoan832/
McOean831/
McCahon771,013/
McGohan77156/
McKoane7741/
McCuian772/
McGouan772/
McGooan771/
Mcjoane771/
McKohan770/
McGoain770/
McKoean770/
McChaon770/
McCoham770/
McGoaan770/
McGoann770/
McAon731/
McGoohan71155/
McGoahan711/
McCaothn710/
McAhon6724/
Mkoane674/
Mkoang674/
McAuan671/
McOuam671/
McKaon670/

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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 McCoan
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