McQuain Surname

341,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

McQuain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McQuain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0711:338,43030,515
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

McQuain Last Name Facts

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

McQuain has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McQuain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuain? popularity and diffusion

The last name McQuain is the 341,576th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,779,112 people. The surname McQuain is predominantly found in The Americas, where 101 percent of McQuain are found; 101 percent are found in North America and 101 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,071 people, or 1 in 338,430. In The United States it is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 20 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.

McQuain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McQuain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McQuain surname expanded 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McQuain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McQuain last name are 9.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.43% registered with the party.

The amount McQuain earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $47,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McQuin92273/
McQuinn862,715/
McQuien86159/
McQuian866/
McQuine863/
McQuane862/
McWain77591/
McQuen7793/
McQwan770/
McQwin770/
McQueen7133,707/
McQuone71149/
McQuenn715/
MacWain714/
McWin671/

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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 McQuain
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