MacMilian Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacMilian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacMilian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

MacMilian (15) may also be a first name.

MacMilian Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacMilian is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of MacMilian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacMilian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of MacMilian live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. MacMilian is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name globally It is held by 15 people.

MacMilian is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada MacMilian is most frequent in: Nova Scotia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackmilian951/
Macmiliane951/
Macmilan9432/
Mackmilan893/
Machmilan891/
McMilan88100/
MacMaillan841/
Mackmilhan841/
Makmilan8216/
Macmelan824/
McMelan750/
MacMelon710/
MacKmelon670/
McMelon639/
McMalan631/

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MacMilian Reference & Research

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

MacMillan 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 MacMilian
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis