McGear Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

McGear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

McGear Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGear is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McGear.

How Common Is The Last Name McGear? popularity and diffusion

McGear is the 1,163,787th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of McGear are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 264,281. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 54 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 43 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

McGear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGear has changed through the years. In England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGear Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGear are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGear earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 23.04% less than the national average, earning R 182,892 per year and in United States they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning $35,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGeair920/
McGeard920/
McGhear920/
Mgear911/
McEar911/
McGearth860/
McKear832/
Mchear831/
McGaur831/
McCear831/
McSear830/
McGeehard800/
Mingear7750/
McGaurr775/
McGower772/
McGayer772/
McGauer771/
McGuyar771/
McGuiar771/
McGueir770/
McKeard770/
Mcgeyer770/
McAhger770/
McGaier770/
McGoyer770/
McGeyor770/
Mcair732/
Mgair730/
McGheejr711/
McKeiiar711/
McGigger710/
McGueire710/
McGuiare710/
McGegger710/
McCagiar710/
McGeoire710/
McKeer6727/
Mgawer672/
McCair672/
McKeor672/
McUier671/
McEirr671/
McCeir671/
McAyer671/
Mchiar671/
Mguiar671/
Mckeur671/
McCaur670/
McKeir670/
McGour670/
McGior670/
McCuer670/
McCaer670/
McJuer670/
McCoer670/
McSeur670/
McEyer670/

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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 McGear
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