McLewis Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

McLewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

McLewis Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLewis is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLewis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname McLewis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of McLewis reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 34 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Nevada, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Hong Kong, where 3 percent live.

McLewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLewis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLewis last name increased 159 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLewis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLewis surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

McLewis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.24% less than the national average, earning $28,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacLewis932/
McLevis8650/
Maclevis801/
Macleivis751/
McElvis711/
Maclues711/
Macluis711/
Macloves6710/
MacKelwich597/
Mockelwich594/

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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 McLewis
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