MacCallig Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacCallig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacCallig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:470,89415,820
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

MacCallig Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacCallig is most common in Ireland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCallig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacCallig reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 470,894. In Ireland it is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside.

MacCallig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacCallig has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacCallig last name grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacCallig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macalig886/
MacAhlig821/
Macalisg821/
Macahalig782/
Macalik75292/
Macahailig742/
Makhalig711/
Macaleag711/
Mecallik710/
McCullagh674,234/
McCullick67355/
Mascollic673/
MacAylick671/

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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 MacCallig
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