McNahan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McNahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McNahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McNahan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNahan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McNahan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States McNahan is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 13 percent are found.

McNahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McNahan last name fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNahan Last Name Statistics demography

McNahan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNaham861/
McNan8312/
Mcnain7741/
McKnan776/
Mcnayn774/
McNann771/
McNane771/
Mcnant770/
McNang770/
McKennhan752/
McGeenhan751/
McEnnan7110/
McNnane716/
McNanne714/
McNeanc713/
McNaine711/
McInnan711/
McGnane710/
McSnain710/
McKnean710/
McCnand710/
McGnann710/
McNaing710/
McNeann710/
McNattin6745/
McKinnan679/
McGeenan673/
Mjnan672/
McGinnan671/
McCennan671/
McNauten671/
McOennan671/
McHennan670/
McHinnan670/
McNatten670/

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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 McNahan
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