McArlean Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McArlean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McArlean Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McArlean Demographics

McArlean Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McArlean Last Name Facts

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

McArlean is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of McArlean.

How Common Is The Last Name McArlean? popularity and diffusion

The last name McArlean is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of McArlean reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 461,259. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live.

McArlean Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcearlean941/
McArlein8846/
McArlane882/
Mccarlen881/
McSarlen881/
McArland881/
McGarlan880/
McCarlan880/
McEarlane824/
Mcharland821/
McIarland821/
McKarland820/
McCarlain820/
McCcarlen820/
McCarlland780/
McCaurland780/
McSorlen750/
McCourland670/
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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 McArlean
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