McNay Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McNay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1831:306,39028,169
England2121:262,82120,935
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Scotland1461:36,6703,548
Jordan781:113,3657,479
Australia741:364,80730,412
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Lebanon241:234,8789,056
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Wales101:309,45316,869
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
Scotland1011:37,0622,907
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:218,34218,603

McNay Last Name Facts

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

McNay is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McNay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 241,088th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. McNay is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of McNay reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 306,390. In The United States McNay is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Kentucky, where 14 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

McNay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McNay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McNay surname increased 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the McNay last name are 18.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McNay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 271.49% more than the national average, earning R 882,792 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning $45,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNay91157/
Mocnay914/
McNa8931/
McNeary83652/
Macknay8366/
Mocny80873/
Mocna80376/
McNea80302/
McNey80298/
Macna80191/
McAnna73105/
Maqnay7395/
Macnas7340/
Mocnaj7330/
Macnea7329/
MacNae7323/
Macney7311/
Maknay739/
Macnat738/
MacNad733/
Mocnyj732/
Macnap731/
Mackny730/
Mocney730/
MacKna730/
Mocnayová711/
McKenna6763,854/
McCanna671,151/
MacKney67769/
McKanna67650/
McKinna67555/
McKnney6711/
Maknayt677/
McNe675/
Maknaye673/
MacNatt673/
Macnach673/
Macenna672/
Macnath672/
Mocenna671/
Macnats671/
Maqnaye671/
Macknat671/
Maknayi671/
MacNaio671/
MacNaus671/
MacNuye671/
McNi671/
Motcney671/
MacNoye671/
Mockney671/
Machqna671/
MacInny670/
MacEnny670/

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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 McNay
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