McNaugh Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

McNaugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McNaugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNaugh is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNaugh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. McNaugh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McNaugh reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. In Northern Ireland McNaugh is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Northern Ireland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside and Scotland, where 7 percent reside.

McNaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNaugh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNaugh surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNaugh Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNaugth931/
Mcnugh922/
McNagh920/
McNough863/
McEnnaug800/
McNugg771/
McNuig770/
McNaig770/
McNeigh719/
McNac67189/
McNak673/
McQunaig671/
McNack62243/
McNucc623/
McKnack572/
McNeack571/
Mqnax501/
McCinnack500/

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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 McNaugh
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