McDonah Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McDonah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McDonah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada511:722,46357,796
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

McDonah Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDonah has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 162 percent of McDonah reside; 162 percent reside in North America and 162 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 48 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 65 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

McDonah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDonah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDonah surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McDonah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McDonah last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McDonah surname are 24.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McDonah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.6% more than the national average, earning $56,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,060 CAD per year.

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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 McDonah
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