McWean Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McWean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McWean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McWean Last Name Facts

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

The last name McWean occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McWean click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McWean? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name McWean occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of McWean reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 53 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent live and Berkshire, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

McWean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McWean has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McWean last name fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McSwean9219/
Mcwan9124/
Mcweyane865/
McVean83959/
McSwan83321/
McWhan83101/
Mcwann8319/
McCwan838/
McGwan834/
Mckwan832/
McCwen831/
Mcwaan831/
McKwen831/
McWenn830/
Mgcweyane801/
McWheaten800/
McSweyn77116/
McCuean7769/
McSwein7713/
Mcgwane776/
McQween772/
McSwann772/
McGwaen772/
McWeing771/
McQwain771/
McWeine770/
McQuean770/
McWaten770/
McWhain770/
McCwain770/
McWiane770/
McWatin770/
McWhenn770/
McKwain770/
McWeene770/
McGwain770/
McHwain770/
Mkwen7336/
Mkwan7325/
Mswan733/
McWyn733/
Mgwan731/
McUan731/
McWam730/
Mcwahane714/
McGouean711/
McSwainn711/
McQuowen711/
McWheyne710/
McWiggen710/
McWitten710/
Mswane672,700/
Mkwane67838/
McCuan67697/
Msuean67497/
McGuan67209/
McVann67199/
Mzwane67161/
Mkwene67104/
McVeen6745/
McVein6741/
Mgwane6721/
Mkhwejane6712/
McQuan679/
Mqwane678/
Mjwane676/
Mtswan676/
McVeyn675/
McVain674/
Mguean674/
Mnkwan674/
Mngwan673/
Mscuan673/
Mkgwejane672/
Mkhwan672/
Mzuean671/
Mswuan671/
Mkwang671/
Mkwain671/
Mscvan671/
Mswene671/
Mgwang671/
Mmgwan671/
McGwam671/
McWine671/
Mkkwan671/
Mcwham671/
McSuan670/
McGwiggen670/
McUeon670/
McGweggin670/
McVaan670/

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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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  • 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 McWean
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