McNamar Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

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

McNamar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNamar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4071:890,56267,298
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

McNamar Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNamar occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNamar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 717,442nd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. McNamar is mostly found in The Americas, where 107 percent of McNamar are found; 107 percent are found in North America and 107 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 890,562. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 11 percent are found and Iowa, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

McNamar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNamar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNamar surname rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNamar Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States McNamar are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58% registered with the political party.

The amount McNamar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning $39,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNamar933/
MacKnamar880/
MacKnammar821/
MacKnamare820/
MacNemar809/
MacNamer800/
MacNimar800/
MacKnamer750/
MacNameer750/
MacNemere630/
Meikenhammer530/

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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 McNamar
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