MacHale Surname
Approximately 3,779 people bear this surname
MacHale Surname Definition:
In Irish Families (p. 170) the Gaelic form of the name of the MacHales who were erenaghs of Killala, Co. Mayo, was given as Mac Céile. In the “Annals of Loch Cé” they are called Mac Eli.
MacHale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,073 | 1:249,615 | 14,479 |
| Ireland | 281 | 1:16,758 | 1,837 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 106 | 1:41,791 | 3,769 |
MacHale (135) may also be a first name.
MacHale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Irish Families (p. 170) the Gaelic form of the name of the MacHales who were erenaghs of Killala, Co. Mayo, was given as Mac Céile. In the “Annals of Loch Cé” they are called Mac Eli.
Mac Céile A Mayo sept. The Howells, early settled in the same area, were called Mac Haol which was also anglicized as MacHale. MIF 170; SIF 159; Map Mayo
1 for Mac Cahill (Celtic) Son of Cathal: v. Cahill.
2 the Irish Mac Héil, said (as to the main name) to be of Anglo-Norman origin.
Dr. Mac Hale, Archbishop of Tuam, always spelt his name Machéil (Joyce).
(Welsh, Irish) The son of Howel (eminent).
MacHale Demographics
MacHale Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacHale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacHale Come From? nationality or country of origin
MacHale (Hindi: मचले, Marathi: मचाले, Oriya: ମଚେଲ) occurs most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacHale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 121,226th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,928,432 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of MacHale are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. MacHale is also the 797,647th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 135 people.
The surname MacHale is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 3,073 people, or 1 in 249,615. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Telangana, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India MacHale occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
MacHale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacHale has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacHale surname expanded 265 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacHale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the MacHale last name are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount MacHale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.29% less than the national average, earning R 80,100 per year; in United States they earn 80.4% more than the national average, earning $77,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $43,740 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
MacHale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| MacHale in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଚେଲ | macela | - |
| MacHale in the Marathi language | ||
| मचाले | macale | 86.81 |
| मचाळे | macale | 5.02 |
| मचले | macale | 2.01 |
| माचले | macale | 1.83 |
| मछले | machale | 1.49 |
| माचाले | macale | 0.48 |
| महेश | mahesa | 0.48 |
| महादेव | mahadeva | 0.31 |
| मचळे | macale | 0.26 |
| मचालेाने | macaleane | 0.22 |
| माचाळे | macale | 0.13 |
| माचळे | macale | 0.09 |
| मछाले | machale | 0.09 |
| मचालेे | macalee | 0.09 |
| मचाडे | macade | 0.04 |
| मचालेाली | macaleali | 0.04 |
| मचाऴे | macale | 0.04 |
| मयाले | mayale | 0.04 |
| मधुमाला | madhumala | 0.04 |
| नचाले | nacale | 0.04 |
| MacHale in the Hindi language | ||
| मचले | macale | 50 |
| मचाले | macale | 50 |
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Footnotes
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