McFail Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McFail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:892,75667,416
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

McFail Last Name Facts

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

The last name McFail is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McFail? popularity and diffusion

McFail is the 716,247th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McFail reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McFail is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 892,756. In The United States McFail is most frequent in: Texas, where 30 percent are found, Maryland, where 22 percent are found and Virginia, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States McFail exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

McFail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McFail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McFail surname grew 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McFail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McFail surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McFail surname are 0.98999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.24% being registered with the political party.

McFail earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.12% less than the national average, earning $34,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFaill921/
McFaile920/
McFaiel920/
McFal9117/
McFale833/
Mcfiel832/
McFayl831/
McFahl830/
McFald830/
McFeal830/
McFaull77233/
McFauld7717/
McFeild774/
McFfall771/
McCfall771/
McKfall770/
McFalle770/
McFaell770/
McPhaill7173/
McFassel7113/
McFugiel711/
Mc'phail711/
McPhaile710/
McPhal678/
McFeel674/
Msfall672/
D'Mcphail671/
Msfaul671/
Mgfall671/
McPhall62161/
McPhael623/
McPhiel623/
McPheil621/
Mcphayl621/
McPhhil621/
McPhale620/
McPhaull5745/
McPhalle570/
McFessel570/
McFessell530/

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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 McFail
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