Macpheson Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Macpheson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Macpheson (21) may also be a first name.
Macpheson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macpheson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Macpheson is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Macpheson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Macpheson is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Macpheson reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Macpheson is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Outside of South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Macpheson
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