McCleaf Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCleaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCleaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6241:580,86447,547
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

McCleaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCleaf is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of McCleaf.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 520,629th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCleaf live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McCleaf is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 580,864. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 52 percent reside, Maryland, where 25 percent reside and Virginia, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The United States McCleaf occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

McCleaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCleaf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCleaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McCleaf are 47.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.03% being registered with the party.

McCleaf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning $34,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCleaft9329/
McClleaf931/
McCleafe931/
McLeaf927/
McCleva862/
McClefe861/
McCleef861/
McClief860/
McCleff860/
McCleefe803/
McClew77108/
McLeef774/
Mcleaw771/
McClav771/
Mcleab771/
McLeva770/
McLeof770/
McLeefe713/
McClaws713/
McCluew711/
McClews710/
McLew6728/
Mcclayev671/
McCliffe670/
Mkhlef626/
Mqlefe622/
McLeob622/
McLaub621/
McLawz621/
McLevd621/
McCloub571/
McKelleb5382/
McGillif531/
McKellif531/
McGillew530/
McKillif530/
McKelliff5038/
McKellipf503/
Mqlab502/
Mkleb501/

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McCleaf Reference & Research

McCaleb/McCalip DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McCaleb/McCalip FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McCleaf
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis