McGoveney Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McGoveney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGoveney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

McGoveney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGoveney is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGoveney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGoveney live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England McGoveney is primarily found in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Other than England McGoveney is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

McGoveney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGoveney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGoveney surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGoveney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McGoveney surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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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 McGoveney
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