Macpaul Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Macpaul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macpaul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Macpaul (72) may also be a first name.

Macpaul Last Name Facts

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

Macpaul is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macpaul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Macpaul is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Macpaul reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 72 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Macpaul is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacPhaul9311/
Macpal92788/
McPaul92626/
Machpal868/
Magcpal864/
Machpul863/
Magpaul861/
Mackpal861/
MacPail861/
Mcpal833/
MacPhail805,544/
Macphall8017/
MacPhale802/
Makpal77265/
Makpul7732/
Magpal7713/
Machpalle752/
Magpale711,586/
Makpale7125/
MacPhaille717/
Macpohl712/
Mogpaul711/
Makpule711/
Magpule711/
Magpael711/
Magpayl711/
Makhpal711/
Makpalle675/
MacPheil672/
MacPoole671/
MacKpole670/
Makpol6252/
Magpál6224/
Magpol627/
Mogpal621/
Mokpal621/
Makhpulova599/
Mocpajchel592/
Makphol57106/
Mokpale5721/
Magphol577/
Makpool574/
Magpole571/
Mokpalle535/
Magpálová507/
Mokpawele504/

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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
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  • 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 Macpaul
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