MacWhite Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacWhite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacWhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

MacWhite Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacWhite is found most frequently in Ireland. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacWhite? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of MacWhite live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The surname MacWhite is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Not including Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

MacWhite Last Name Statistics demography

The amount MacWhite earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 35.76% less than the national average, earning R 152,664 per year and in United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McWhite931,223/
MacWhithey891/
MacWhyte885/
MacWithey8294/
Makwite80162/
Magwite8018/
Macwete802/
Mazwite801/
MacHwithey782/
MacKwittie780/
McWithey75170/
MacVitie7529/
Macuiste758/
MacWaits752/
MacVitte752/
Mochuite751/
Mankwite751/
Machuiti751/
MacWithy751/
Machuette7120/
Makwit7112/
MacWettey711/
Matchuete711/
Macuit711/
McWitt710/
Makwiti671,181/
Makwete671,167/
Magwete67580/
Makwita67438/
Makwate67419/
Magwate67375/
Maquite67135/
Maucuit6784/
Maguite6731/
Magwiti6724/
Makuite6719/
Mokwite678/
Mcquite676/
Macuete674/
Magwita672/
MacWeather671/
Mazwiti671/
MacWeed671/
Macuiti671/
Makwait671/

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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 MacWhite
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