McIves Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

McIves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

McIves Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIves has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIves? popularity and diffusion

McIves is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname McIves is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of McIves live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa McIves is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside.

McIves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McIves has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McIves last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McIve910/
McKeives860/
McKieves860/
McShives860/
Mcivis833/
McEves833/
McIvey833/
McIvee830/
McEiver7732/
M'Civer771/
McIverr770/
McKeves770/
McKivis770/
McIveer770/
McEveis770/
Mcibe7311/
Mcivy737/
McKeeves712/
Mchaiver711/
McEvey6766/
Mshive6711/
Mgiver674/
Msibes671/
Mcivii671/
Mhciwe671/
McIwee671/
McEvis670/
McIwer670/
McIhvy670/
McIvay670/

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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 McIves
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