McFay Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

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

McFay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McFay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

McFay Last Name Facts

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

McFay is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McFay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McFay live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 40 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

McFay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McFay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McFay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McFay last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

McFay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.3% less than the national average, earning $29,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFa894/
MacKfay8315/
McFoy80158/
Mocfa8016/
Macfa802/
Mackfaye771/
Macfoy739,618/
Macfas7371/
Mockfa732/
MacFeat6781/
Mockffa6714/
Mackfoy675/
Magfayo674/
McFe672/
Makhfay671/

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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 McFay
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