MacWallace Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

MacWallace Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacWallace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

MacWallace Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacWallace is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of MacWallace click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacWallace? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of MacWallace are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

MacWallace is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

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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 MacWallace
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