McCallam Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guyana

McCallam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCallam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:551,66433,983
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland831:45,0993,253
England421:580,36629,847
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

McCallam Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCallam is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCallam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of McCallam are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 551,664. In England it is mostly found in: Cumbria, where 24 percent live, Cornwall, where 22 percent live and Greater London, where 18 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Guyana, where 6 percent live.

McCallam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCallam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McCallam surname expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCallam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCallam last name is primarily Presbyterian (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCallam last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCallam earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $48,184 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 McCallam
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