McCleay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
McCleay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
McCleay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCleay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCleay is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of McCleay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCleay? popularity and diffusion
The surname McCleay is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname McCleay is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of McCleay live; 75 percent live in Australasia and 75 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name McCleay is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia it is most common in: Western Australia, where 100 percent are found. Besides Australia McCleay is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
McCleay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McCleay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCleary | 93 | 10,895 | / |
| MacCleay | 93 | 4 | / |
| McClay | 92 | 3,517 | / |
| McCley | 92 | 11 | / |
| McLeary | 86 | 1,847 | / |
| MacLeay | 86 | 809 | / |
| McLay | 83 | 3,749 | / |
| McLey | 83 | 166 | / |
| McCalley | 80 | 932 | / |
| McClai | 77 | 5 | / |
| McKley | 77 | 5 | / |
| McKlay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Macleja | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKelley | 67 | 222 | / |
| Mocleașă | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mclia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maclie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maclier | 57 | 24 | / |
| MacLies | 57 | 24 | / |
| Masclée | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moclier | 57 | 0 | / |
| MacKlie | 57 | 0 | / |
| Mouclier | 53 | 332 | / |
| MacKliet | 53 | 34 | / |
| MacLiesh | 53 | 14 | / |
| MacLeoid | 53 | 6 | / |
| Macellie | 53 | 1 | / |
| Meikleha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Machillie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mackillie | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 McCleay
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