McWey Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
McWey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 115 | 1:40,947 | 3,187 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
McWey Demographics
McWey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McWey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McWey Come From? nationality or country of origin
McWey is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McWey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,637,889th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 106 percent of McWey live; 101 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
McWey is most common in Ireland, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 40,947. In Ireland McWey is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 80 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
McWey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McWey has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McWey last name increased 329 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McWey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McWey last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the party.
McWey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $54,509 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| McVey | 80 | 15,795 | / |
| Macwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mocwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacKwoey | 77 | 1 | / |
| MacWay | 73 | 70 | / |
| Makwey | 73 | 56 | / |
| Macwee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Magwey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maqwey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mocweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mcwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mokwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Magcwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mocwae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moncwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| McQuey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Makweya | 67 | 2,024 | / |
| Mokweya | 67 | 610 | / |
| Mankwey | 67 | 82 | / |
| Makweye | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mokweye | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mackway | 67 | 26 | / |
| Makweyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Magweye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Makweyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Magweya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Monkwey | 67 | 4 | / |
| MacKwer | 67 | 3 | / |
| MacWier | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacQuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacWeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mancway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogweya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 McWey
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