Macfarlain Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Macfarlain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Macfarlain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macfarlain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Macfarlain has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macfarlain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Macfarlain are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 100 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacFarlan | 95 | 501 | / |
| McFarlain | 95 | 349 | / |
| Macfarlaine | 95 | 122 | / |
| Macffarlain | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlane | 90 | 28,599 | / |
| MacFarland | 90 | 3,104 | / |
| Macfarline | 90 | 48 | / |
| Macfarlang | 90 | 2 | / |
| Macfarlean | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacKfarlan | 90 | 1 | / |
| McFarlan | 89 | 926 | / |
| Mackfarlane | 86 | 103 | / |
| MacKfarland | 86 | 7 | / |
| MacFairlane | 86 | 5 | / |
| MacPharlain | 86 | 3 | / |
| MacFaarlane | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacGfarlane | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlanne | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlandd | 86 | 0 | / |
| McFarline | 84 | 108 | / |
| MacFarlen | 84 | 7 | / |
| Makfarlan | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlam | 84 | 0 | / |
| MacPharlaine | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacFarlene | 80 | 43 | / |
| Makfarland | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makfarlein | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacForlane | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacHfarlen | 80 | 0 | / |
| McFarlen | 78 | 413 | / |
| MacPharlane | 76 | 1 | / |
| Makfarlen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makfarlend | 70 | 6 | / |
| Meckfarlen | 70 | 3 | / |
| Makfarleyn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Makferlayn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mekfarlen | 63 | 1 | / |
| McPharlen | 63 | 0 | / |
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Macfarlain Reference & Research
MacFarlane FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
MacFarlane FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Macfarlain
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis