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 last name McEvan is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McEvan.

How Common Is The Last Name McEvan? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England McEvan 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. Not including England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

McEvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McEvan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 72 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McEvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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