McNabe Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
McNabe Surname Definition:
(Celtic+ Latin-Greek-Syr.) Son of THE Abbot [Gaelic Mac-an-Aba - mac, son+an, of the+aba(dh, genit. of ab, abbot-Latin abbas, Greek άββάς, Syr. abbá, a father] Cp. Mac Cabe.
Abair tri uairean Mac-an-Aba gun do chab a dhùnadh (Say three times Mac Nab(b without shutting your mouth).
Read More About This SurnameMcNabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
McNabe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic+ Latin-Greek-Syr.) Son of THE Abbot [Gaelic Mac-an-Aba - mac, son+an, of the+aba(dh, genit. of ab, abbot-Latin abbas, Greek άββάς, Syr. abbá, a father] Cp. Mac Cabe.
Abair tri uairean Mac-an-Aba gun do chab a dhùnadh (Say three times Mac Nab(b without shutting your mouth).—St. Columbus’s Conundrums.
McNabe Demographics
McNabe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McNabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McNabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
McNabe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McNabe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of McNabe reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa McNabe is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
McNabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McNabe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNabe surname decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McNabe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount McNabe earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 46.96% less than the national average, earning R 126,048 per year and in United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 McNabe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis