MacLynn Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

MacLynn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacLynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

MacLynn (39) may also be a first name.

MacLynn Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacLynn is found most in Northern Ireland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacLynn? popularity and diffusion

MacLynn is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of MacLynn live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 87,859. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Northern Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macklynn934/
Maclyn9241/
Macklyn8657/
MacLinn860/
MacGlinn801/
Macellyn801/
MacLin774,508/
McLinn77580/
Moclyn7793/
Maclen7791/
McLenn778/
MacKln773/
Maklyn773/
Maclng771/
Macklin7113,590/
Machlin71220/
MacKlen71171/
Mayclin71160/
Macling7191/
Makhlyn7177/
Masclin7157/
Mcclenn7145/
Mauclin7139/
Maclina7132/
Mocklyn7124/
Maizlyn7118/
Macleen7112/
Maclene719/
Macclin714/
McLeann713/
MacKiln713/
Makclin712/
MacLoen712/
MacHiln711/
MacLien711/
MacLion711/
MacLink711/
MacLlin711/
Maclgin711/
Macheln711/
Mayzlyn711/
Maiclym711/
MacHlen710/
MacLlen710/
MacGlin710/
McKlenn710/
McLin673,024/
Mauchlen67110/
McLen6788/
Makhlyna6765/
MacEllin6724/
McLan6718/
Mauchlin6717/
MacCluen6717/
Mackleen676/
MacEllen674/
Maisclin673/
MacKlind673/
MacKlina672/
McCleann672/
MacKlene671/
Maicklin671/
Macclene671/
Maccloen671/
Macklien671/
Mackloen671/
Machleen671/
MacCglin671/
MacCklin671/
MacCleen671/
Mazln671/
Maclling671/
MacIllin671/
Meacklin670/

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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 MacLynn
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