McCanlis Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McCanlis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCanlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

McCanlis Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCanlis occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCanlis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. McCanlis occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of McCanlis reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England McCanlis is primarily found in: Kent, where 28 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 15 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

McCanlis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCanlis has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McCanlis last name increased 975 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCanlis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCanlis last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McCanlis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $32,018 USD 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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  • 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 McCanlis
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