MacAlevey Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacAlevey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacAlevey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

MacAlevey Last Name Facts

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

MacAlevey occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacAlevey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of MacAlevey reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 75 percent are found and East Sussex, where 25 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

MacAlevey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacAlevey has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the MacAlevey surname declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacAlevey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 MacAlevey
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