Maclear Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Maclear Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Lear, q.v.; or for Mac Lure, q.v.
Maclear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Maclear (148) may also be a first name.
Maclear Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of Lear, q.v.; or for Mac Lure, q.v.
Maclear Demographics
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Maclear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maclear Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maclear is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maclear? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maclear is the 737,137th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The last name Maclear is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Maclear live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 148 people.
The surname Maclear is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Maclear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Maclear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maclear surname rose 2,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maclear Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Maclear surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Maclear earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning R 164,808 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,292 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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