McEvan Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McEvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McEvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

McEvan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McEvan occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of McEvan.

How Common Is The Last Name McEvan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname McEvan occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of McEvan are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name McEvan is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 74 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

McEvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McEvan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McEvan surname decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McEvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McEvan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McEvan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacEvan924/
MacHevan864/
McKeevan860/
McEwan8319,223/
McEven8329/
McIvan837/
McKewan77132/
Mocovan7710/
Makevan777/
Macavan774/
McKevin774/
Macivan773/
McKeven772/
McIvann770/
McKeeven714/
Mackewan713/
McKeavin713/
Mac'ewan711/
McKeiven710/
McKeevin710/
McEwen6716,038/
McEwin67802/
McKewn6719/
MacKeeven670/
McIven670/

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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 McEvan
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