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 occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of McAlay.
How Common Is The Last Name McAlay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 6 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 100 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live.
McAlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McAlay has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McAlay surname fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McAlay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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