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
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MacHale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacHale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname MacHale (Hindi: मचले, Marathi: मचाले, Oriya: ମଚେଲ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of MacHale click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacHale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 121,226th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,928,432 people. It occurs mostly 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. It is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 135 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 3,073 people, or 1 in 249,615. In India MacHale is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Telangana, where 1 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
MacHale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of MacHale has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacHale surname increased 265 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacHale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the MacHale surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the MacHale surname are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the 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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