MaCanley Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

MaCanley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MaCanley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

MaCanley Last Name Facts

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

The surname MaCanley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MaCanley? popularity and diffusion

The last name MaCanley is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of MaCanley are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England MaCanley is most frequent in: Kent, where 88 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

MaCanley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the MaCanley surname is primarily Presbyterian (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
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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 MaCanley
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