McWall Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

McWall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McWall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McWall Last Name Facts

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

The surname McWall occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McWall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname McWall is primarily found in Europe, where 157 percent of McWall are found; 157 percent are found in Northern Europe and 157 percent are found in British Isles.

McWall is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. In Northern Ireland McWall is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Northern Ireland it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 64 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

McWall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McWall last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McVall832/
McWalt831/
Mencwal7738/
McHwale771/
Mcqwail771/
M'Cwale771/
McVaill770/
McQuall770/
Mjwal731/
Mengwall7118/
McQualle710/
Mgwale67283/
Mchbal67136/
McWold6718/
Mkwale6713/
McVail678/
McVeal675/
McWeil674/
McQual672/
Mswail671/
McSwol670/
McGual670/
Mingwal6263/
McQuale6215/
McQuald622/
Mnghwal621/
Mgwaile621/
McGuale621/
McVhail621/
McGuail621/
McVeill620/
McQuaile5753/
Meengwal573/
Menghwal571/
Menguall571/
Minguall571/
Mkwol551/
Mjvale501/
Mguhal501/
McVeil500/

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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 McWall
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