Macrew Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Macrew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Macrew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macrew occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Macrew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Macrew are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Macrew is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Macrew is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 71 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKrew920/
Machreew865/
Makrew835/
Mackref7716/
Majreew7715/
Machref778/
Macreva771/
MacRiffe711/
McCraw678,461/
Makrev6716/
Masref674/
Makref673/
Mazreb671/

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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 Macrew
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