Mac Forename

22,013th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 40,426 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mac Forename Definition:

A diminutive of all the Mac-names.

Mac Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
15,3691:23,5891,800
Malawi
100%
3,2791:5,219756
Canada
100%
2,6251:12,6221,358
Ghana-2,5851:10,4401,002
Vietnam
59%
 
1,6911:54,774754
Saudi Arabia-1,5741:19,5762,599
Poland
100%
1,0371:36,6701,080
England
88%
 
9531:58,3452,622
Australia-9471:14,4221,152
Sri Lanka-9301:22,3652,897
New Zealand-7841:5,786762
Togo-7421:9,7561,430
Bangladesh-7331:217,54610,835
Nigeria
97%
 
6811:260,74110,259
India
64%
 
6581:1,846,31998,972
South Africa
98%
 
6501:83,8967,239
Philippines
96%
 
4731:224,1229,585
Cambodia
 
56%
3251:50,0723,035
Gabon-3211:5,8671,120
Egypt
100%
3041:302,3069,724
Peru
98%
 
2961:107,4043,740
Netherlands
84%
 
2731:61,9123,910
Indonesia-2711:951,89559,917
DR Congo
100%
2261:326,67112,797
China-2221:6,153,40459,272
Japan-1531:836,51013,976
Fiji-1441:6,1971,398
Mexico
89%
 
1261:985,2738,056
Portugal-1111:93,7922,607
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
Russia
95%
 
981:1,471,77211,045
Brazil-961:2,231,62745,396
France
100%
861:772,9116,815
Germany
100%
751:1,289,0389,031
Thailand
71%
 
681:1,030,38037,113
Singapore
100%
671:93,8377,326
Kuwait-661:57,3524,703
Papua New Guinea
86%
 
631:129,40211,461
Costa Rica
98%
 
601:79,4662,836
Hong Kong-591:131,4022,983
Venezuela
100%
581:520,72213,819
Denmark-521:108,6443,049
Liberia
100%
521:84,8473,850
Scotland
 
67%
511:104,9092,453
United Arab Emirates-501:143,0409,963
Zimbabwe
100%
501:308,47616,320
Suriname-491:11,2822,027
South Korea-401:138,6116,160
Sweden
82%
 
331:298,7249,079
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
Uganda
100%
301:1,365,23120,932
Italy
87%
 
291:2,105,58914,372
Malaysia
59%
 
291:1,049,99836,559
Spain-271:1,723,33210,918
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
Madagascar-251:945,1762,170
Qatar-231:103,02612,248
Wales
100%
231:134,5352,882
Nicaragua
100%
211:286,5876,256
Switzerland
98%
 
211:391,1196,896
Ireland
100%
201:232,1764,019
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
201:5,579946
Zambia-181:880,82215,021
Cameroon
100%
151:1,440,70034,118
Barbados-141:20,6991,571
Kazakhstan
100%
121:1,478,90413,216
Panama
100%
111:355,14211,047
Honduras
100%
101:881,74710,598
Taiwan-101:2,376,96855,480
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
Ethiopia-91:10,840,01514,737
North Macedonia-81:261,3457,184
Belgium-71:1,641,43416,483
Benin
100%
71:1,510,83532,846
Ivory Coast-71:3,296,56260,611
Trinidad and Tobago-71:194,48810,722
Kenya-61:7,717,85232,954
Norway
100%
61:855,38812,625
Argentina-51:8,554,64917,386
Belarus
100%
51:1,896,4778,406
Greece-51:2,186,91011,382
Tunisia-51:135,3806,628
Armenia-41:729,6887,125
Azerbaijan
100%
41:2,410,73623,569
Czechia
66%
 
41:2,664,0405,608
Guatemala-41:4,027,1077,742
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Lebanon-41:1,406,89310,167
Mauritius-41:324,4465,754
Romania-41:5,012,99431,756
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Senegal-41:3,645,33917,621
Turkey-41:19,450,42745,600
Northern Ireland-31:614,3822,910
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Finland-31:1,827,72814,078
Grenada
100%
31:36,0422,687
Iran-31:26,165,62345,792
Macau-31:202,7361,370
Moldova-31:1,187,0465,200
Pakistan-31:64,785,893186,184
Tanzania-31:17,596,10669,562
Andorra-21:41,444944
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
British Virgin Islands-21:15,6251,557
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Congo-21:2,504,60231,783
Cook Islands-21:9,0761,075
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Lesotho
50%
 
21:1,019,99836,117
Niger
100%
21:9,591,99755,581
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
Albania
50%
 
11:3,046,57049,159
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Estonia
100%
11:1,315,3808,883
Faroe Islands-11:49,1272,467
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

The alternate forms: Maç (4) & Mác (1) are calculated separately.

Mac (57,836) may also be a surname.

Mac Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of all the Mac-names.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Gaelic name, meaning: Son of.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Mac Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maç894/
Mác891/
Mack8649,036/
Mach8614,267/
Maci864,194/
Makc861,492/
Maic861,367/
Macs86242/
Mayc86137/
Macc8662/
Macx8661/
Macg8652/
Maac8632/
Mhac8625/
Mact8619/
Masc8614/
Matc8611/
Macp8610/
Macq869/
Magc868/
Macz866/
Meac866/
Maïc865/
Majc865/
Madc863/
Mgac863/
Hmac862/
Mauc862/
Mmac861/
Mahc861/
Maîc861/
Mazc861/
Macë861/
Maick754,721/
Mayck752,071/
Mache751,562/
Match75190/
Maach75115/
Macke75106/
Maich7587/
Mauci7585/
Maici7555/
Masci7545/
Matci7539/
Macch7536/
Meach7533/
Mahac7525/
Matce7525/
Maïck7525/
Maych7518/
Mhack7516/
Mauch7516/
Maack7512/
Machh7511/
Machs7511/
Maaci7510/
Mauck758/
Meaci757/
Mahci756/
Masch756/
Maykc756/
Mmach753/
Mattc753/
Maicz753/
Mazci753/
Maikc752/
Makck752/
Meack752/
Maidc752/
Madce752/
Mac's752/
Macth752/
Maycc752/
Macct751/
Mmaci751/
Mmack751/
Maicc751/
Maicp751/
Maihc751/
Maisc751/
Mahcs751/
Majci751/
Mhaci751/
Mhacs751/
Makcc751/
Makcs751/
Makcx751/
May'c751/
Maxch751/
Mayhc751/
Maycx751/
Maudc751/
Matdc751/
Mascs751/
Masdc751/
Magcs751/
Maatc751/
Maacc751/
Machì751/
Maccc751/
Macck751/
Maccs751/
Mackh751/
Mackk751/
Macss751/
Macxs751/
Matcs751/
Maijc751/
Meacq751/
Maysc751/
Maaic751/
Mahch751/
Max67599,876/
Mas6788,356/
Maj6742,425/
Mak6722,798/
Mag6722,151/
Maz677,305/
Moc673,922/
Maiche671,303/
Maq671,004/
Matche67771/
McK67338/
Maache67294/
McH67257/
Maicke67194/
McG67141/
Maycke67117/
Mhache6791/
Mayche6767/
Mce6732/
Machhe6730/
Macque6717/
Mahaci6717/
Madche6711/
Mackhe679/
Meache678/
Mauche675/
Measch674/
Mahych674/
Maisch673/
Mhacks673/
Maycks673/
Mhayck673/
Maž672/
Matsch672/
Meatch672/
Macåke672/
Maaich672/
Maaick672/
Maichh671/
Maickk671/
Maisci671/
Maitch671/
Mahack671/
Mahcsh671/
Maheyc671/
Mhauch671/
Mhadce671/
Meahck671/
Maucck671/
Maudci671/
Maaici671/
Maacsz671/
Machtz671/
Mackss671/
Macova671/
Meacke671/
Mmache671/
Macowa671/
Miuaca671/
Maychk671/
Machkh671/
Mackth671/
Maayck671/
Machgh671/
Mahajc671/
Maidce671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mac