McPhersen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McPhersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McPhersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

McPhersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname McPhersen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhersen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. McPhersen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McPhersen are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and Minnesota, where 20 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

McPhersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McPhersen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McPhersen last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McPhersen Last Name Statistics demography

McPhersen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD 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
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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 McPhersen
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