MacGiffin Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

MacGiffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

MacGiffin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

MacGiffin Demographics

MacGiffin Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 6 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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MacGiffin Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacGiffin occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of MacGiffin.

How Common Is The Last Name MacGiffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacGiffin is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of MacGiffin are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,437,080. In Belgium MacGiffin is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Belgium MacGiffin is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

MacGiffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGiffin94582/
Magiffin945/
MacGiffen899/
Maguiffin891/
McGaffin82858/
Maguffin8278/
Maguifin821/
Mageffin820/
Magiffen820/
Maxifin751/
Moguffin711/
Maguffen710/
Maghzifen672/
Makeffing671/
Maghzifene636/
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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 MacGiffin
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