McVea Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McVea Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of Mac an Bheathadh (son of life), the full form being a given name.

McVea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7211:502,71742,271
Northern Ireland1541:11,9811,780
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada821:449,33638,948
England451:1,238,17956,985
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland451:83,1834,503
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

McVea (10) may also be a first name.

McVea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of Mac an Bheathadh (son of life), the full form being a given name.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McVea Last Name Facts

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

The last name McVea is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McVea? popularity and diffusion

The last name McVea is the 398,988th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of McVea live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. McVea is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname McVea is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 502,717. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 46 percent live, Louisiana, where 9 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

McVea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McVea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McVea surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McVea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McVea surname is chiefly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McVea last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount McVea earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.69% less than the national average, earning R 26,880 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $43,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $65,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVeay9192/
MacVea913/
McVeah912/
McVaea911/
McAvea910/
McVeiah831/
McVey8015,795/
McVay8011,542/
McVie80701/
McVee80189/
McVae80124/
Macve8039/
McCve803/
McAve802/
Mocva802/
MacVa801/
Mcvah801/
McVue801/
Micva801/
McFea800/
McAva800/
McVeu800/
McVia800/
Mcv7563/
Macave7311,163/
Mucave736,802/
Macuva731,973/
Machve73857/
McAvey73307/
Micova73250/
McCave73226/
MacVey73162/
Macove73130/
MacVay73111/
MacVie7386/
McAvay7377/
Mecava7367/
Macova7351/
Mchive7345/
McKave7329/
McGava7326/
McCove7321/
Macava7317/
McAvee7315/
Mucova7311/
Mockva739/
Mchiva739/
McPhea737/
Mocova737/
Mchave736/
Mecova735/
McOvey733/
McVaey733/
McGove731/
McVeoy731/
Mackva731/
McGuva731/
McWave731/
McAvve731/
McCuve731/
McCvay731/
McCvey731/
McFeua731/
McKvey731/
Macvee731/
Mecvey731/
Mc-Vey731/
Mucuve731/
Mucove731/
Mchava731/
Mchvau731/
Mecvha731/
Macuve731/
Mucuva731/
McAvie730/
McKeve730/
McVaye730/
McVaih730/
McVoye730/
McGive730/
McKeva730/
McFiea730/
McVieh730/
McGave730/
McVaay730/
McGvey730/
McVeye730/
McVeyu730/
McVaoy730/
McKiva730/
McV Ay730/
McKeaf730/
Moucouvea7133/
Muacuveia712/
Machava67173,643/
Macovei6719,281/
McVeigh678,442/
Macavei672,408/
Machave67896/
Machova67322/
Mackova67232/
McCovey67186/
Mickova67185/
Mchiave67147/
McVaigh67121/
McKevie6779/
Machuve6773/
Muckova6763/
Machuva6762/
McKeeve6761/
Macaiva6748/
Maecava6737/
Mchieve6734/
MacOvey6721/
Maicova6719/
Moucouveia6716/
MacKove6715/
Mockova6714/
MacKave6713/
Mucaeva6713/
Mocovei6710/
Mackeve6710/
Macueve6710/
McCavey679/
Makovea678/
McKieve677/
McKevey676/
Machhva676/
Macaeva675/
MacV675/
McFa674/
Meckova674/
McGavie673/
Mocavee673/
McQvhae673/
McKovey673/
MacAvia673/
Mccheve673/
McFe672/
McKavie672/
MacAvey672/
MacPhea672/
McGavey672/
Miacava672/
Mac-Vay672/
Mcwe671/
Macueva671/
MacKiva671/
Macovia671/
Mecaeva671/
McGeveh671/
McGovey671/
Mchefya671/
Mchv671/
McKeaff671/
McQuave671/
McAeavy671/
Mihcova671/
McAviey671/
Maccava671/
Mkva671/
Macauva671/
Macavee671/
Macaveo671/
McCoave671/
Micaeva671/
Miecova671/
Mkaveya671/
Mcav671/
Mcguive671/
Macaava671/
Mackava671/
Mucv671/
Mqve671/
Mwcv671/
Mcvh671/
Mcvo671/
Mcwv671/
Maucava671/
Mmcv671/
Mgve671/
Macayve671/
McKieva670/
McAveoy670/
McKeavy670/
Mcvy670/
Mac Vey670/
MacAvay670/
McGeavy670/
McGovva670/
Mac Vay670/
McAvvey670/
McGovie670/
McKeava670/
MacKvay670/
MacAvie670/
McCovie670/
McGuvey670/
McKivey670/
McWeave670/
McQivey670/
McCavia670/
McGivey670/
McGivie670/

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