MacErlane Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

MacErlane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacErlane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

MacErlane (8) may also be a first name.

MacErlane Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacErlane is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of MacErlane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacErlane? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacErlane is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of MacErlane are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name globally, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 922,518. In Northern Ireland it is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Beside Northern Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacEarlane951/
MacErlaine951/
MacKerlane950/
MacErlean8927/
MacErlain891/
Makrelane781/
Maserline780/
Moser'lane741/
McArline711/
Mouserlyan632/

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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 MacErlane
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