Macfarlanes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Macfarlanes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macfarlanes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Macfarlanes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macfarlanes occurs in Cuba more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Macfarlanes.

How Common Is The Last Name Macfarlanes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Macfarlanes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Macfarlanes reside; 33 percent reside in Caribbean and 33 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.

It is most commonly used in Cuba, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 11,522,716. In Cuba Macfarlanes is most numerous in: Havana, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cuba it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and New Zealand, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacFarlane9528,599/
Macfarlaine91122/
Mackfarlane91103/
MacFairlane915/
MacFarlanne911/
MacGfarlane911/
MacFaarlane911/
MacFarlone861/
MacForlane861/
MacPharlane821/
McFarline80108/
MacPharlaine781/

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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 Macfarlanes
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