McFain Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

McFain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

McFain Last Name Facts

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

McFain occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McFain? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname McFain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McFain live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States McFain is primarily found in: Illinois, where 42 percent reside, Colorado, where 29 percent reside and Arkansas, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States McFain is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent reside.

McFain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McFain has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McFain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McFain are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

McFain earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $50,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFatin921/
McFaine920/
McFaink920/
Mcfachin861/
McFaggin860/
McFann83972/
McFahn8332/
McFaun8332/
McFane832/
McFhan832/
McFein830/
McFhane771/
McFayne771/
Mcphain771/
McFayen771/
McFahan770/
McFaten770/
McFanne770/
Mzfan734/
McFam730/
McFatten7182/
McFaggen7120/
McFiggen719/
McFadten712/
McFachen711/
McFassen710/
McPhaine710/
McFeen675/
Mzfand671/
Mcfyne671/
McFoung620/
McFount620/
Mkfaween571/
McFessen570/
McPhatten531/
McPham501/

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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 McFain
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