McVeay Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

McVeay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McVeay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McVeay Last Name Facts

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

The surname McVeay occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McVeay? popularity and diffusion

The last name McVeay is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name McVeay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of McVeay reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McVeay is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 72 percent are found, Alabama, where 5 percent are found and Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

McVeay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McVeay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McVeay last name increased 956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McVeay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McVeay last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McVeay last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McVeay earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.15% less than the national average, earning $30,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.56% more than the national average, earning $60,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McWeay8326/
McVaey833/
McVeah832/
McVaea831/
Mcbeay831/
McVeoy831/
McVaoy830/
McVeye830/
McVaye830/
McVae73124/
McVgee671/
McVoye670/
McVieh670/
McQvhae623/
McVieth620/
McBye559/
McWie550/
McGimpgey531/
McSweehey531/
McWhae5032/
Mccbae503/
Mcwahe501/
Mcbieh501/
Msueaa501/
McBier500/
McByer500/

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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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  • 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 McVeay
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