McGegor Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McGegor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGegor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

McGegor Last Name Facts

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

McGegor has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGegor? popularity and diffusion

The last name McGegor is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of McGegor reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia McGegor is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 50 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside and New Zealand, where 25 percent reside.

McGegor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGegor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGegor surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGeggor932/
McCgegor931/
McGaegor930/
McGiegor930/
McGigor8633/
McGagor861/
Mgigor771/
McQuiggor750/
McGuigar670/
Mcghaghar631/
McGuigard630/
McGuigart630/
McGuigare500/

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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 McGegor
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