McClaer Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Sweden

McClaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClaer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McClaer Last Name Facts

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

The last name McClaer occurs most in Australia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of McClaer.

How Common Is The Last Name McClaer? popularity and diffusion

McClaer is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of McClaer are found; 83 percent are found in Australasia and 83 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 60 percent live and Queensland, where 40 percent live. Aside from Australia McClaer occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 67 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

McClaer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClaer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McClaer surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCleaer930/
McCler923/
McLaer920/
McClae920/
McCleer8685/
McCleur866/
McLaerd862/
McClaur862/
McLawer861/
McClier861/
McCkler860/
McCleir860/
McLer832/
McLae831/
Mccleair805/
McCleasr802/
McCleure802/
McCleare801/
McCellae801/
McClower801/
McCleuer800/
McClaird800/
McClleer800/
McCleard800/
McCloe77225/
McLuer7715/
McLier776/
McLler771/
McLaur771/
McLaae771/
McLeur771/
McLeir770/
McLlae770/
McLaird71152/
McClour71100/
Mccloed7133/
McCloua712/
Mclayar711/
Mæckler711/
McCloay711/
McLuier711/
McLlair711/
Mckleer711/
McLeuer710/
McCloey710/
McLeear710/
McLayor710/
McLahee710/
McCluir710/
McCloure6743/
McLeaird6714/
McLeieer677/
McLoe675/
McClourt671/
McKlaure670/
McQuller670/
McIllear670/
McEllear670/

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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 McClaer
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