McCahil Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCahil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCahil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

McCahil Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCahil has its highest incidence in Ireland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCahil? popularity and diffusion

McCahil is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McCahil is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McCahil reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCahil is most widely held in Ireland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland McCahil is most prevalent in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Ireland it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent reside and England, where 33 percent reside.

McCahil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCahil has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McCahil surname fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCahil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCahill931,491/
McCahile930/
McAhil920/
McCauhill880/
McAhill861/
McCahel860/
McGahil860/
McCaayhill820/
McGahill800/
McCahell800/
McAheill800/
McAeil771/
McQauil713/
McKehil710/
McCaell710/
Mcgael6214/
McCoel621/
Mkchael573/
Mkahhel571/
Mkhaeil571/
McCoell570/
Mkaaiyol531/
McQuaele530/
McGeehael501/
Mkael501/

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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 McCahil
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