McNear Surname

217,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,890 people bear this surname

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

McNear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8651:194,34819,192
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4251:118,16211,577

McNear Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNear is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNear? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 217,033rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,855,844 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McNear reside; 101 percent reside in North America and 101 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,865 people, or 1 in 194,348. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States McNear occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

McNear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNear last name grew 439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McNear last name are 19.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.97% registered with the political party.

The amount McNear earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.76% less than the national average, earning R 143,148 per year; in United States they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning $35,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $52,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McNeary92652/
Macnea8329/
McNeio672/
MacNia672/
Maknea671/
Mocniath5716/
Mckinnau575/
Maknejia574/
Moknojea572/
Macknojia5336/
Makhnejia539/
Maknia5046/
Maknya5018/
Makgna501/

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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 McNear
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