McVaey Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McVaey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McVaey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McVaey Demographics

McVaey Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McVaey Last Name Facts

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

McVaey is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McVaey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McVaey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McVaey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is mostly found in: Alberta, where 100 percent are found.

McVaey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVae91124/
McVeay8392/
McVaea831/
McVaoy830/
McVeye830/
McVaye830/
McQvhae773/
McVeu730/
McWhae6732/
McWeay6726/
Mccbae673/
Mcwahe671/
Mcbeay671/
McVoye670/
Mcguhae621/
McBaeth621/
McBoe550/
McSweehey531/
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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 McVaey
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