McVagh Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McVagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McVagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McVagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name McVagh is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McVagh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname McVagh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 118 percent of McVagh reside; 118 percent reside in North America and 118 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McVagh is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,674,800. In Canada it is most common in: Alberta, where 86 percent reside, British Columbia, where 9 percent reside and Manitoba, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Canada McVagh is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside.

McVagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McVagh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McVagh surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVaigh92121/
McCveagh860/
McWagh832/
McBaugh773/
McVeygh771/
McWaugh770/
McVough770/
McBeagh770/
McWeagh770/
McWhaugh710/
McVeijgh710/
McCveigh710/
McVake6713/
McVeig673/
McBeigh6214/
Msveigh621/
McVoigt621/
McHuogh621/
McBough620/
McWeigh620/
McBeak500/
McBoug500/

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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 McVagh
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