McGwynne Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

McGwynne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGwynne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

McGwynne Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGwynne occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGwynne? popularity and diffusion

McGwynne is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of McGwynne reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Other than South Africa McGwynne is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

McGwynne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGwynne has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the McGwynne surname contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGwynne Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGwyne937/
McGwinne880/
McGwyn860/
McGwinney820/
Mcgwinn8019/
McGwyni809/
McGwyna800/
McWinne800/
McGwney800/
McWyn773/
McGuinne7516/
McWinney754/
McWenney750/
McGwin7198/
McWihnnie711/
McWney711/
McWenn710/
McGuinney710/
McGuinn671,866/
Mgwenje67131/
Mcwenny676/
McGwaen672/
Mgwenna671/
Mgbinne671/
McQunne670/
McGwain670/
McGuenn670/
McWinny670/

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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 McGwynne
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