MacHpherson Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacHpherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacHpherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

MacHpherson Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacHpherson is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacHpherson? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacHpherson is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name MacHpherson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of MacHpherson are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,349,599. In Canada MacHpherson is most common in: Alberta, where 91 percent live and Ontario, where 9 percent live. Besides Canada MacHpherson occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

MacHpherson Last Name Statistics demography

MacHpherson earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 39.12% less than the national average, earning $30,248 CAD per year.

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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
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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 MacHpherson
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