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

The surname McArlean is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McArlean? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McArlean are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 461,259. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside.

McArlean Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McArlean last name is predominantly 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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