Mccleeve Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mccleeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mccleeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mccleeve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mccleeve occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mccleeve? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mccleeve is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mccleeve are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 41 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Mccleeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mccleeve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mccleeve last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mccleeve Last Name Statistics demography

Mccleeve earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.35% more than the national average, earning R 343,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLeeve930/
McClevey8852/
McLeever882/
McCleevy880/
McLeevey880/
McLeve865/
McCleaves829/
McCleavey826/
Mccleaver823/
McKleever821/
McClave80678/
McLewee8096/
McLeave8022/
McClove807/
McLevee801/
McLeevy801/
McLaeve801/
McClevy801/
McLever800/
McClebe800/
McLeavey75167/
McKlevey7515/
McCleavy7514/
McClevis757/
McClavey754/
McClewer753/
Mccluive751/
McCliver750/
McClevie750/
McLeweer750/
McLeveey750/
McLeaver750/
McCllave750/
McLevy71194/
McLave7115/
McClevish7111/
McLewe710/
McLeavy67323/
McLavey67128/
McLiver6798/
McClavy6714/
McKlevi671/
McLovey670/
McLivee670/
McLevoy670/
McLewes670/
McLowee670/
McLewer670/

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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 Mccleeve
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