Maclayton Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Maclayton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maclayton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Maclayton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maclayton is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maclayton.

How Common Is The Last Name Maclayton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maclayton is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Maclayton reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Maclayton is most common in: Rivers, where 88 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Maclayton Last Name Statistics demography

Maclayton earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macclayton953/
Maiclayton951/
McClayton8960/
Macleaton891/
Maslaton82237/
Majlaton8267/
Macleton821/
Macliston787/
Maklyston781/
Mackleston7426/
MacLachtan742/
Mocleton7145/
McCliton719/
Majleton717/
Maslatom711/
McLathan710/
Mockleston631/
Meikleton561/

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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 Maclayton
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