Macfoy Surname

53,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Macfoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macfoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone9,3411:759145
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England691:807,50843,459
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Macfoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macfoy is more commonly found in Sierra Leone than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macfoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Macfoy is the 53,136th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 757,699 people. Macfoy is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Macfoy are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Macfoy is most widespread in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 9,341 people, or 1 in 759. Without taking into account Sierra Leone this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Macfoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Macfoy last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% being registered with the political party.

Macfoy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,043 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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McFoy91158/
Macfoyuo861/
Makfoy831/
MacFod830/
MacKfay7715/
Machfou771/
Mascfot771/
McFay73106/
Magfy734/
Makfy733/
Macfa732/
Macfi731/
Maqfy731/
Mazfo731/
Majfo731/
Mackfaye711/
MacFie67963/
MacFee67283/
Maakfy67215/
Makhfy67112/
Macfas6771/
Macfer678/
Makhfo671/
Maggfo671/
Mackfe671/
Maqfoz671/
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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 Macfoy
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