McCleay Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McCleay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCleay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

McCleay Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCleay occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of McCleay reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

McCleay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCleay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCleay surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCleary9310,895/
MacCleay934/
McClay923,517/
McCley9211/
McLeary861,847/
MacLeay86809/
McLay833,749/
McLey83166/
McCalley80932/
McClai775/
McKley775/
McKlay770/
Macleja711/
McKelley67222/
Mocleașă674/
Mclia672/
Maclie621/
Maclier5724/
MacLies5724/
Masclée571/
Moclier570/
MacKlie570/
Mouclier53332/
MacKliet5334/
MacLiesh5314/
MacLeoid536/
Macellie531/
Meikleha531/
Machillie501/
Mackillie501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 McCleay
  • 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