McCleefe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

McCleefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCleefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McCleefe Last Name Facts

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

McCleefe has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleefe? popularity and diffusion

McCleefe is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCleefe live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McCleefe is most frequent in: Florida, where 33 percent reside, Kentucky, where 33 percent reside and Michigan, where 33 percent reside.

McCleefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCleefe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLeefe933/
McClefe931/
McCleef931/
McCleafe881/
McLeef864/
McCleaf80625/
McClief800/
McCleff800/
McCleaft7529/
McClleaf751/
McCloffe750/
McCliffe750/
McClew71108/
McLeaf717/
Mqlefe712/
McCleva672/
McClews670/
McLefish630/
McLiffee630/
McLaffey630/
McLew6228/
Mkhlef576/
Mcleaw571/
Mcleab571/
McLevd571/
McLeva570/
McClauphey560/
McAelliffe560/
McKelleb5082/
McGillif501/
McKellif501/
McGillew500/
McKillif500/

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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 McCleefe
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