MacLam Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacLam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacLam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada531:695,20056,020
England11:55,718,059489,080

MacLam Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacLam occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacLam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of MacLam live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacLam is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 34 percent are found, Ohio, where 25 percent are found and Virginia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

MacLam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacLam surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacLam earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,675 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macklam92158/
Macliam9227/
Macleam929/
MacLamn921/
Machlam921/
MacKlaim865/
MacLiaim861/
MacIllam861/
McLamb834,968/
McClam831,363/
Maslam83388/
Maclan83182/
Mazlam83158/
Maklam8382/
Majlam834/
MacLom833/
Maqlam833/
Maxlam830/
MacGillam801/
MacLean7759,616/
Maclang772,395/
Maclane77307/
MacKlan77243/
Maclain77185/
Makliam77111/
McClaim7757/
Maclaan7740/
Makklam7739/
MacLand7738/
MacKlom779/
MacLian774/
Madzlam773/
Mashlam773/
Makleam773/
Masslam773/
Maslame773/
MacLlan772/
Masllam771/
Maislam771/
MacClan771/
Maklaim771/
Machlom771/
MacUilliam751/
MacGilliam750/
McLan7318/
MacLaine71662/
Masillam71512/
MacClean71120/
MacClain71103/
MacLeane7189/
MacQuilliam7159/
Macklean7128/
Machlome7113/
Macclane718/
Maclayne716/
Masellam716/
Meaclean716/
MacEllan716/
MacLlean713/
MacKlane712/
Macklain712/
Majillam711/
Macclayn711/
Mac'lean711/
Maclanne711/
MacCland711/
Mayclank711/
MacIllan711/
Macliane711/
McLain6723,968/
Moslam671,089/
Mazlom67458/
Maklan67401/
Moclan6782/
Maslom6741/
Mazlamova6736/
Maklom6715/
Machillan6710/
MacKellan677/
Mcloan677/
MacLon674/
MacCellan674/
MacIllian674/
MacClaine674/
Mackillan672/
McLuan672/
Maqlamova671/
Maslamova671/
Mojlam671/
Magilliam671/
MacLachin671/
MacCleane671/
MacEllain671/
Maqlan671/
Moklam671/
McLime670/
Meckleham670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 MacLam
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