McNiffe Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McNiffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNiffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:34,8812,909
England811:687,87739,238
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

McNiffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname McNiffe has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNiffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,511,557th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name McNiffe is primarily found in Europe, where 165 percent of McNiffe live; 165 percent live in Northern Europe and 165 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 34,881. In Ireland McNiffe is primarily found in: Connaught, where 78 percent reside, Leinster, where 21 percent reside and Ulster, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Ireland McNiffe occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 59 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

McNiffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McNiffe has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McNiffe surname increased 307 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 2,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McNiffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McNiffe last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McNiffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.76% more than the national average, earning $61,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKniff86134/
Mcneiff8610/
McNifft860/
McNiffy860/
McNaiff860/
McNif831/
McKenniffe820/
McNeffer807/
McCnniff801/
McKnifff800/
McNift771/
McNifh771/
McNeif770/
McKenniff758/
McKinniff750/
McInnif714/
McNefee712/
McNeifh711/
McNuffy711/
McKneif710/
McNeaff710/
McKneff710/
McGinnif672/
Mqnif671/
Mcneb671/
McNib671/
McGinnefe630/
McNeef622/
McNeww621/
McNewt620/
McInnef572/
McKinnew530/
Mknjf501/
McKinneyw500/

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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 McNiffe
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