McVail Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
McVail Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
McVail Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McVail Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McVail is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McVail? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of McVail reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name McVail is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 29 percent live, Michigan, where 14 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 13 percent live.
McVail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McVail has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McVhail | 92 | 1 | / |
| McVaile | 92 | 0 | / |
| McVaill | 92 | 0 | / |
| McVeal | 83 | 5 | / |
| McVale | 83 | 5 | / |
| McVall | 83 | 2 | / |
| McBail | 83 | 0 | / |
| McVael | 83 | 0 | / |
| McViel | 83 | 0 | / |
| McVeil | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mcbasil | 77 | 1 | / |
| McVeale | 77 | 0 | / |
| McVeill | 77 | 0 | / |
| McVhale | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mchbal | 67 | 136 | / |
| Mcbeal | 67 | 47 | / |
| McBall | 67 | 30 | / |
| McWall | 67 | 14 | / |
| McWeil | 67 | 4 | / |
| McBale | 67 | 1 | / |
| McBeil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mswail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjvale | 67 | 1 | / |
| McVeel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Måsøval | 62 | 74 | / |
| McHwale | 62 | 1 | / |
| McVelle | 62 | 0 | / |
| McVeele | 62 | 0 | / |
| McBuill | 62 | 0 | / |
| Mzwayile | 57 | 3 | / |
| McBittel | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mqbal | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mjwal | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mqubal | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mzwile | 50 | 2 | / |
| McBoyl | 50 | 0 | / |
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McVail Reference & Research
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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 McVail
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis