McEvay Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McEvay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McEvay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

McEvay Last Name Facts

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

The surname McEvay is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McEvay.

How Common Is The Last Name McEvay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name McEvay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 104 percent of McEvay are found; 104 percent are found in North America and 104 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McEvay is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,473,824. In Canada it is most common in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Canada McEvay exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

McEvay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McEvay has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McEvay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McEvay last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McEvay earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.68% less than the national average, earning $36,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McEvey8366/
McKevy832/
McEvah831/
McEvuy831/
McSevy830/
McGevy830/
McIvay830/
McEvatt7761/
McKevey776/
McGeevy773/
McCevoy772/
McKeivy771/
McHevoy771/
Mc'evoy771/
McChevy770/
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McKieva770/
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McKeavy770/
McKeava770/
McEavoy770/
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Mseva7333/
Mgeva739/
Mcivy737/
McEwa732/
Mkeva731/
Mcevi731/
Mceby731/
McKeivey714/
McEvoyii711/
McCeavey711/
McEahuey711/
McQueviy711/
McKeevey711/
McQueevy710/
McKeavey710/
McHeavey710/
Mtseva67220/
Msoeva67131/
Mzaeva6720/
McEboy6710/
Mchiva679/
Mkheva676/
Mcejwa675/
Msaeva675/
McEvit674/
Mcheba674/
McIvey673/
McEves673/
McEvoi673/
Mkevga671/
Mgciva671/
Mgceve671/
McEwoy671/
McKeve670/
McIvae670/
McEabe670/
McEwey670/
McCeve670/
McIhvy670/
McCiva670/
McEvis670/
McGeua670/
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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
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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 McEvay
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