MacArtan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
MacArtan Surname Definition:
MACARTAIN: A dialectal form of Macarthur current in Skye. Hector M'Cartane was one of M'Nachtane's soldiers shipped to France at Lochkerran, 1627 (Archaeologia Scotica, III, p. 257).
MacArtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
MacArtan (94) may also be a first name.
MacArtan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACARTAIN: A dialectal form of Macarthur current in Skye. Hector M'Cartane was one of M'Nachtane's soldiers shipped to France at Lochkerran, 1627 (Archaeologia Scotica, III, p. 257).
MacArtan Demographics
MacArtan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacArtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacArtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacArtan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name MacArtan? popularity and diffusion
The last name MacArtan is the 3,274,477th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of MacArtan are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 94 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria MacArtan is most numerous in: Rivers, where 62 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.
MacArtan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount MacArtan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.09% more than the national average, earning R 389,940 per year and in United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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