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 more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhersen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname McPhersen is mostly found 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.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and Minnesota, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

McPhersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McPhersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McPhersen surname declined 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
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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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