MacNae Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Brunei

MacNae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacNae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

MacNae Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacNae is found most frequently in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNae? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of MacNae reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most common in: Lancashire, where 42 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 25 percent are found and Cheshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England MacNae exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machnaee861/
Macnee83336/
MacNay83157/
MacNie8335/
Macnea8329/
Macnoe8317/
Masnae8312/
Macney8311/
McNe805/
MacKney77769/
Macknay7766/
MacKnee7724/
MacKnie7710/
Maknaye773/
MacNuye771/
MacNaio771/
MacNaus771/
MacNoye771/
Maqnaye771/
McNay731,658/
McNey73298/
McNoe73112/
McNei731/
MacNeish71239/
MacNeith715/
MacInney712/
Macnejad711/
Mochnaez711/
MacNoyes711/
MacKneey711/
MacKinney67709/
Mackenney67391/
Mackennie67132/
Maqnay6795/
Mocnaj6730/
Makney6710/
Maknay679/
Mocnej678/
Maknai676/
Mocnay674/
McNeio672/
Maknea671/
Mackynney671/
MacGinnea671/
Mosnae671/
MacKnowed671/
Maknie671/
Mocney670/

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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
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  • 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 MacNae
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