Mackays Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mackays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mackays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mackays Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mackays is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mackays? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mackays reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mackays is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Mackays is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and Western Cape, where 6 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Mackays Last Name Statistics demography

Mackays earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.26% more than the national average, earning R 373,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKas9229/
McKays922/
MacKys922/
Macays922/
Makayes86130/
Macskas8637/
Macayas863/
Makkays863/
Makayas862/
MacAyos861/
Makayis861/
Makayos861/
Mackais861/
MacKeys860/
Macas8318,698/
Makas833,637/
Makys8317/
MacHkhas805/
Makauyas801/
Makayise801/
Maicas771,092/
Makase77648/
Mackes77586/
Makkas77566/
Matcas77469/
Makash77393/
Maceas77315/
Macase77302/
Mascas77249/
Magkas77145/
Macaes77111/
Makaus7786/
Macìas7749/
Maycas7743/
Maskys7743/
Maikas7740/
Makais7739/
Macais7738/
Mahkas7723/
Macaus7721/
Makysh7719/
Magcas7714/
Makass7711/
MacKis778/
Maikys778/
Maukas776/
Macash776/
Makaas776/
Macats775/
Makyos774/
Mockas773/
Macaas772/
Makasz772/
MacAss771/
Makyes771/
Maccas771/
Macãas771/
Makysz771/
Meakas771/
Maícas771/
Macgas771/
Makhas771/
Makhayise751/
Makause71588/
Makaish71558/
Makhash71201/
Makasçı71175/
Makashe71157/
Matkash71143/
Macajas71138/
Matkase71110/
Matskas7160/
Magcase7159/
Makhase7128/
Macajes7123/
MacCash7121/
Magkash7121/
Makausz7117/
Makaise7116/
Macskás7113/
Mahkats719/
Makkass719/
MacKies716/
Makayez716/
MacHeas715/
Mouckas715/
Macahas715/
Makasse715/
Maikash714/
Mokayes714/
MacKish713/
Makkash713/
Macause713/
Maatkas713/
Maccaus713/
Mhakase712/
MacEias712/
Maskats712/
Mahcase712/
Macatse712/
Mahkash712/
Maicais711/
Matcash711/
Maskase711/
MacIias711/
MacKoes711/
MacAias711/
Mocky's711/
Macasse711/
Mackaez711/
Mackues711/
Maakash711/
Mahacas711/
Makatsh711/
Makkais711/
Makhats711/
Makuyas711/
Makahas711/
Mackous711/
Makiyes711/
Makoyis711/
Makgaes711/
Makaias711/
Maakaas711/
Makis672,523/
Macis671,756/
Mokas67909/
Maces67443/
Makes67322/
Makaz67236/
Maqas67199/
Makać67194/
Makaś67176/
Macasová67108/
Makasová6754/
Makasova6745/
Makatsch6740/
Makás6739/
Makyš6732/
Makaš6718/
Makaç6718/
Makač6710/
Macasova678/
MacKouse675/
Macaz675/
Mokayase674/
Maikasse673/
Makysova672/
Makyx672/
Mahakase671/
Mahakash671/
Makkaish671/
Matkhaus671/
MacKeihs671/
MacKhess671/
Machea's671/
Maikaise671/
Makasowa671/
Makyz671/
Macaś671/
Macaš671/
Macás671/
Machiyas671/
Macheyas671/
Mahkasht671/
Mashkhas671/
Moukayes671/
Matkatse671/
Macatshe671/
MacKhous670/

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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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  • 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 Mackays
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