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

The last name McQuain is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuain? popularity and diffusion

McQuain is the 341,576th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,779,112 people. McQuain occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McQuain reside; 101 percent reside in North America and 101 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,071 people, or 1 in 338,430. In The United States McQuain is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

McQuain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McQuain has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McQuain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McQuain surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McQuain last name are 9.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.43% being registered to vote for 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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