McAroe 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

McAroe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912

McAroe Last Name Facts

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

McAroe is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAroe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 125 percent of McAroe reside; 125 percent reside in Northern Europe and 125 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 615,012. In Northern Ireland McAroe is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.

McAroe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
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  • 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 McAroe
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