McMeechan Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
McMeechan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 230 | 1:23,277 | 2,610 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
McMeechan Demographics
McMeechan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McMeechan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McMeechan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McMeechan is found in Scotland more 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 McMeechan? popularity and diffusion
McMeechan is the 701,000th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of McMeechan live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
McMeechan is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 23,277. In Scotland McMeechan is most prevalent in: West Lothian, where 21 percent live, Falkirk, where 17 percent live and North Ayrshire, where 15 percent live. Excluding Scotland this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
McMeechan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McMeechan has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McMeechan last name expanded 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McMeechan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McMeechan surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McMeechan last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McMeechan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning $50,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning $44,894 CAD per year.
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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
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