McAlay Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
McAlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
McAlay (6) may also be a first name.
McAlay Demographics
McAlay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McAlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McAlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
McAlay is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McAlay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname McAlay is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McAlay live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 4,967,096th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 6 people.
The last name McAlay is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily found in: Cumbria, where 100 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent are found.
McAlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McAlay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McAlay surname decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McAlay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 McAlay
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