McNama Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

McNama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
England641:870,59545,570
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:39,5523,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

McNama Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNama is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McNama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of McNama are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States McNama is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 42 percent reside, California, where 32 percent reside and Oregon, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 43 percent reside and Ireland, where 20 percent reside.

McNama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNama has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 74 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McNama last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McNama are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

The amount McNama earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.93% more than the national average, earning $62,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $50,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNama922/
MacNamas860/
MacName770/
MacNema770/
Macinnamma751/
MacNamee71422/
MacNames713/
Maknamad711/
MacNamer710/
MacKnamy710/
MacKnamee670/
MacKnamer670/
MacNameer670/
Maknami622/
MacNemee571/
MacNomee570/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McNama
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