MacErlane Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
MacErlane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name MacErlane is carried by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name MacErlane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of MacErlane live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 8 people.
The surname is most numerous in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 922,518. In Northern Ireland MacErlane is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Not including Northern Ireland it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacEarlane | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacErlaine | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacKerlane | 95 | 0 | / |
| MacErlean | 89 | 27 | / |
| MacErlain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makrelane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maserline | 78 | 0 | / |
| Moser'lane | 74 | 1 | / |
| McArline | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouserlyan | 63 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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