McQugh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McQugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McQugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

McQugh Last Name Facts

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

McQugh is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McQugh? popularity and diffusion

The last name McQugh is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McQugh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of McQugh live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland McQugh is most numerous in: Scottish Borders, where 50 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Scotland McQugh exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McHqugh921/
McHquh831/
Mcgh801/
McHgh731/
Mzqug731/
Mgh67311/
Mqu6765/
Mcq679/
McCque672/
Mhquth671/
Mqg671/
Mqh671/

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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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  • 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 McQugh
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