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 last name McNama occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name McNama occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of McNama reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 42 percent are found, California, where 32 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 43 percent are found and Ireland, where 20 percent are found.

McNama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McNama surname increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 74 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McNama surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for 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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