Maclaod Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Maclaod Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maclaod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maclaod Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maclaod occurs most in Australia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maclaod.

How Common Is The Last Name Maclaod? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maclaod is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Maclaod live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Maclaod is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Australia Maclaod exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacLeaod937/
Maclao92151/
Macload8620/
Maklaod862/
Maclaoy861/
Maccleod8021/
Macleoud8010/
Maclouad808/
MacLeoid806/
MacLeoad805/
Macleood802/
McLeod7776,963/
McLaud77166/
Maklao771/
McCleod71836/
McClaud7123/
Makleod716/
Mecleod715/
Macquellao713/
Macloua711/
McKleod711/
McLaude711/
Maklaead6757/
McClaude6749/
Maquellao6369/
Maquillao6339/
Maklaaiad633/
Maquilliao5930/
Makloua571/
Maslohat535/
Mocleașă534/
Maklouat531/

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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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  • 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 Maclaod
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