McMain Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

McMain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:805,46462,023
England1451:384,26226,878
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

McMain Last Name Facts

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

McMain occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMain? popularity and diffusion

The last name McMain is the 521,888th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of McMain live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McMain is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 805,464. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Kentucky, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

McMain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMain surname grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McMain last name are 26.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount McMain earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning $37,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMaine9278/
MacMain9264/
McMan91117/
McMin914/
McMinn839,196/
MacMan8321/
Macmin8317/
MacMinn77414/
MacMinh77303/
MacMann7798/
Macmang7726/
MacMane779/
Macmina776/
Mockman774/
Majcman772/
Makmain771/
Mohcman771/
Moocman771/
MacMean771/
MacMaun770/
MacMahn770/
McMyn7356/
McMen7310/
MacMahan7178/
Mockmann711/
Mahcmann711/
MacMoine711/
MacManne710/
McMunn671,381/
McMeen67635/
Mokmin6793/
Meickmann6744/
Makmaisin6724/
Makmin6720/
Mokman6710/
MacMmn671/
MacMen671/
MacMachen671/
Mashcmann671/

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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
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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 McMain
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