MacFarling Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

MacFarling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacFarling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

MacFarling Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacFarling occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacFarling? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacFarling is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. MacFarling occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of MacFarling reside; 60 percent reside in Australasia and 60 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia MacFarling is most common in: New South Wales, where 67 percent reside and Victoria, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McFarling951,132/
Macfarlin9566/
Macf'arlin901/
MacFarlind901/
MacKfarlin900/
McFarlin895,773/
MacFarln893/
McFarlain84349/
MacFarlen847/
MacFarlne844/
MacFarlnd841/
MacFarlene8043/
McFarlan78926/
McFarlen78413/
McPharlin74507/
McFarlene74265/
Makfarlen741/
Makfarlend706/
McPharlen630/

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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 MacFarling
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