MacGearailt Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacGearailt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacGearailt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:49,0513,577
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

MacGearailt Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacGearailt is most common in Ireland. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGearailt? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacGearailt is the 1,849,867th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of MacGearailt reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 49,051. In Ireland MacGearailt is most numerous in: Munster, where 75 percent reside, Leinster, where 24 percent reside and Connaught, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Ireland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

MacGearailt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacGearailt has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the MacGearailt surname increased 3,200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGearailt952/
MacGearlt901/
mhic Gearailt831/
Macgerald802/
Macarilat802/
McRailt7816/
McGralt780/
MacRaild74206/
McGerald7475/
McGarlty741/
McGraild741/
Magairal741/
McGralty740/
McGralto740/
Magreault7019/
McRaild6717/
Macheraldi6712/
Makrailoet676/
Macrald671/
McGerld670/
McRalty670/

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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 MacGearailt
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