McGurvey Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
McGurvey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
McGurvey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGurvey Come From? nationality or country of origin
McGurvey is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McGurvey.
How Common Is The Last Name McGurvey? popularity and diffusion
McGurvey is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGurvey are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 307,506. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Northern Ireland McGurvey exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGurvy | 93 | 0 | / |
| McGurve | 93 | 0 | / |
| McCurvey | 88 | 7 | / |
| McGurver | 88 | 0 | / |
| McGorvey | 88 | 0 | / |
| McGirvey | 88 | 0 | / |
| McOrvey | 80 | 3 | / |
| McGorvy | 80 | 0 | / |
| McCurvie | 75 | 1 | / |
| McCurver | 75 | 0 | / |
| McQuorvie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCorvy | 67 | 50 | / |
| McCurby | 67 | 6 | / |
| McCorvay | 63 | 1 | / |
| McCurvis | 63 | 0 | / |
| McCorrvie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mgirva | 57 | 31 | / |
| Mgorbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mkurva | 57 | 1 | / |
| McCurba | 53 | 1 | / |
| McCorvi | 53 | 1 | / |
| McGorba | 53 | 0 | / |
| Mghuirbi | 50 | 4 | / |
| McCorway | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 McGurvey
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