Macliam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Macliam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macliam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:313,92910,911
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England31:18,572,686338,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Macliam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macliam is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macliam? popularity and diffusion

Macliam is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Macliam reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in Ireland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 313,929. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacLiaim931/
MacLam92187/
Macklam86158/
Makliam86111/
Macleam869/
MacLian864/
MacLamn861/
Machlam861/
MacUilliam821/
MacGilliam820/
MacKlaim805/
Macliane801/
MacIllam801/
MacQuilliam7859/
McLamb774,968/
McClam771,363/
Maslam77388/
Maclan77182/
Mazlam77158/
Maklam7782/
Majlam774/
MacLom773/
Maqlam773/
McLime770/
Maxlam770/
MacIllian754/
MacGillam751/
Magilliam751/
MacLean7159,616/
Maclang712,395/
Maclane71307/
MacKlan71243/
Maclain71185/
McClaim7157/
Maclaan7140/
Makklam7139/
MacLand7138/
MacLein7111/
MacKlom719/
Maklian718/
Mashlam713/
Makleam713/
Maslame713/
Madzlam713/
Masslam713/
MacLlan712/
Maquilliam712/
MacClan711/
Machlom711/
Maklaim711/
MacLion711/
Makleim711/
Maislam711/
Masllam711/
Masleim711/
MacLaine67662/
Masillam67512/
MacClean67120/
MacClain67103/
Macklein6793/
MacLeane6789/
Macklean6728/
McLan6718/
Makliang6714/
Machlome6713/
Macclane678/
Maclayne676/
Meaclean676/
MacEllan676/
Masellam676/
Macleine674/
MacQuillian673/
MacLlean673/
Macklain672/
MacKlane672/
Mayclank671/
MacIllan671/
MacCland671/
Mac'lean671/
Maqulian671/
Majillam671/
Macclayn671/
Maclanne671/

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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 Macliam
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