McNight Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

McNight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McNight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland661:56,7153,681
England341:716,92333,560
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0061:49,9195,673

McNight (341) may also be a first name.

McNight Last Name Facts

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

McNight has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McNight? popularity and diffusion

The surname McNight is the 806,178th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname McNight is predominantly found in The Americas, where 104 percent of McNight are found; 103 percent are found in North America and 103 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McNight is also the 472,872nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 341 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 45 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

McNight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McNight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McNight last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McNight Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McNight surname is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States McNight are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McNight earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.57% less than the national average, earning $29,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning $65,460 CAD per year.

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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 McNight
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