Macklay Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Macklay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macklay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Macklay (36) may also be a first name.

Macklay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macklay occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macklay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Macklay live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 36 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Macklay is most frequent in: Madang, where 68 percent are found, National Capital District, where 26 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Macklay occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Macklay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Macklay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Macklay surname grew 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Macklay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Macklay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.56% less than the national average, earning R 34,308 per year and in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKclay932/
Maclay921,121/
Maklay92245/
MacKly9219/
Mackla921/
McKlay920/
Mackellay8816/
Mackley863,277/
Makhlay86523/
MacClay8677/
Macklai8627/
Maklayi8611/
Makklay865/
Maklaiy862/
Mayclay861/
Macklia861/
MacLayu861/
Mecklay861/
Maklaye861/
Maeckly860/
MacKlea860/
McLay833,749/
Macla83378/
Makla83150/
Macly8353/
Makly833/
MacKelly8030/
Macellay8011/
Makellay807/
Mackella806/
Mauclauy803/
Mackliya801/
Mauckley800/
McClay773,517/
Maklai772,649/
MacKle772,017/
Makley77424/
Maklaj77150/
MacLea7776/
Maclat7768/
Maclas7765/
Maikla7752/
Mockly7744/
Makkla7743/
Maklae7723/
Mascla7723/
Macloy7722/
Macley7713/
Makloy7711/
Makhla779/
Macklé779/
MacLae777/
Maclhy776/
McKley775/
Maklau775/
Maklaa775/
Mockla774/
Maclai774/
Moklay773/
Maykla772/
Maklia772/
Madkla772/
Maclau772/
Maclad772/
Maklla771/
Maklah771/
Maakla771/
Moclay771/
Maccly771/
Maikly771/
Mahcla771/
Meklay771/
Meckla771/
Magkla771/
Makhlyayd7513/
Macklawie754/
MacKilloy751/
Mackelley751/
McLa733/
Meckley712,029/
Makhlai71949/
Makleat71346/
Madkhly71239/
Macella71182/
Moeckly71168/
Maklach71165/
McKella71150/
Maclaud71116/
Mecklai7187/
Mackliz7183/
Macilla7174/
Mockley7156/
Makella7155/
Makilla7141/
Meeclay7137/
Makhlyaydt7134/
Masclau7127/
Maeckle7126/
Makklai7126/
Maskley7125/
MacLead7124/
MacCloy7122/
Meeklay7119/
Maikela7117/
Maclaut7117/
Maiklat7115/
Macqula7114/
Makhlys7110/
Macloyd719/
Mashkla719/
Macelly717/
Maickle715/
Makhlah715/
Makliat714/
Maclaus714/
Mochkla714/
Makklye714/
Macklee713/
Maklead713/
Maiklad713/
Makelly712/
Maekley712/
Makhlayova712/
Makhlae712/
Macleyd712/
Mckalla712/
Mokklay712/
Makklad712/
Makclia711/
Makkliy711/
Makklla711/
Maykela711/
Maekhla711/
Meakela711/
Mocklai711/
Mocklya711/
Macclae711/
Matkhla711/
Mackleh711/
Mackėlaitė711/
Maclach711/
Maclait711/
Maclaji711/
MacLast711/
Makklap711/
Maklawe711/
Makluys711/
Makhlla711/
Macleah711/
Mouklay711/
Mogklay711/
Maiklai711/
Maiclea711/
Mecklah710/
Mauckle710/
Meakley710/
MacKlie710/
MacLloy710/
Maukley710/
Maakley710/
MacLaas710/
Mekla67930/
Masclaux67735/
Makkella67655/
Makle67555/
Mokly67543/
Makkhlai67510/
Macle67436/
Maqla67350/
Machella67338/
Mokla67249/
Makli67243/
McKelley67222/
Maklaiat67170/
McLey67166/
Macli67137/
McLoy6791/
MacKleit6754/
Makhleyt6747/
Maclauth6728/
Makiolla6723/
MacKlowe6721/
Maklaiad6715/
Makkilla6712/
MacKellaich6711/
Makhleyd679/
Mouckley679/
Machilla676/
MacLloyd675/
Makillah675/
MacLeash673/
Moeckley673/
Makkleat673/
Makhloja672/
McCla672/
Mackelli672/
Macliaha672/
Macliahs672/
Maklawie672/
Makcelly672/
McKle671/
MacKlett671/
MacQuley671/
Maekelly671/
MacClaue671/
Mocklais671/
Mocla671/
Macaelly671/
Macellai671/
Maucilla671/
Masclaud671/
Maclaust671/
Makhlatt671/
Makluyis671/
Madkhliy671/
Macklesh671/
Makllach671/
Meekhlay671/
Mecklaai671/
Mecklley671/
Mayckler671/
Makaelly671/
Makhliyo671/
Maklaaid671/
Madkelly671/
Macllaus671/
Macclaud671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macklay
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