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 last name McNear is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McNear.

How Common Is The Last Name McNear? popularity and diffusion

The last name McNear is the 217,033rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,855,844 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 101 percent of McNear are found; 101 percent are found in North America and 101 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,865 people, or 1 in 194,348. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

McNear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McNear surname increased 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 McNear are 19.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.97% registered with the 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
  • 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 McNear
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