Macgechan Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Macgechan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Macgechan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macgechan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macgechan is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Macgechan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Macgechan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Macgechan are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia Macgechan is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 92 percent reside and South Australia, where 8 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 44 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magechan | 94 | 0 | / |
| MacEachan | 89 | 41 | / |
| MacKeachan | 84 | 9 | / |
| Magechon | 82 | 0 | / |
| MacEachainn | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacCheachan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mackichan | 78 | 260 | / |
| Makechane | 78 | 57 | / |
| Mangichan | 78 | 21 | / |
| MacEachon | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mageshane | 78 | 2 | / |
| Machichan | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacIchanh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maqechane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makechand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magesan | 75 | 30 | / |
| Magezan | 75 | 14 | / |
| Makhechane | 74 | 83 | / |
| Mokgechane | 74 | 29 | / |
| Magetshane | 74 | 2 | / |
| Maghizan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Makhecan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maghesan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Machezan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magesane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogachan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maghijan | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacAycan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magesham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makichan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mageshasing | 70 | 1 | / |
| Moqechane | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mokechane | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maguessan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maugiesan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Macgechan
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