MacLelan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacLelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacLelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

MacLelan Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacLelan (Arabic: ماكليلان) is most common in Canada. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacLelan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. MacLelan is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of MacLelan are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacLelan is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada it is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 50 percent live and Ontario, where 50 percent live. Barring Canada it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacLellan947,313/
MacLlelan947/
MacLelaan941/
MacClellan89204/
MacLelland89176/
MacLlellan895/
Maccleland892/
MacLellean891/
MacLellane890/
McLellan8817,349/
McClelan8847/
MacClelland84100/
McClellan8235,589/
Mccllelan8210/
Maklellan8210/
McLeellan821/
MacLellon821/
MacLellam821/
Maclellanová801/
McLilan800/
McClelon7525/
McClellon71380/
Meiklelam591/

MacLelan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
MacLelan in the Arabic language
ماكليلانmaklylan-

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MacLelan Reference & Research

McClellan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McClellan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 MacLelan
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