McMara Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palestine

McMara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

McMara Last Name Facts

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

McMara has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMara? popularity and diffusion

The last name McMara is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McMara reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 20 percent reside, Connecticut, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 20 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 40 percent reside and Turkey, where 20 percent reside.

McMara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McMara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMara last name decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McMara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McMara surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMarra921/
MacMara920/
MacKmara860/
MacMarra860/
McMary8314/
Makmara7730/
Mcmarie776/
Macmari776/
MacMary772/
Macmaro771/
McMurray7117,228/
Makhmara712/
Macmarie711/
MacMotra711/
MacKmary710/
McMore6725/
McMire6716/
Makhmarah671/
MacMorray671/
MacKmarih670/
McMoro670/
McMory670/

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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 McMara
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