McGavis Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

McGavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McGavis Last Name Facts

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

McGavis occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGavis? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGavis is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGavis live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States McGavis is most frequent in: New York, where 56 percent reside, Idaho, where 20 percent reside and North Carolina, where 16 percent reside.

McGavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGavis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGavis Last Name Statistics demography

McGavis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $32,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGavish934/
McGavi920/
McGavic86211/
McKavis868/
McGavie863/
McGavit860/
McCavis860/
Mgavi831/
McCavish8081/
McGavitt8073/
McKavish8030/
McGava7726/
Mgavui771/
McGave770/
Mengavi714/
McGavey712/
McAvoys712/
McCaves711/
McGovie710/
Mgabi671,809/
Mgawi671,261/
Mgave6748/
Mgovi6721/
McCovish678/
McGhavey673/
Mkavishe671/
McGavett671/
McGahvey671/

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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 McGavis
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