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

The surname MacAlevey occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacAlevey? popularity and diffusion

MacAlevey is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name MacAlevey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of MacAlevey reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname MacAlevey is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England MacAlevey is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 75 percent reside and East Sussex, where 25 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

MacAlevey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacAlevey has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacAlevey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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
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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 MacAlevey
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