McElchar Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McElchar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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McElchar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:100,1905,388
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McElchar Demographics

McElchar Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 8 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McElchar Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElchar is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElchar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of McElchar live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in Ireland, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 100,190. In Ireland McElchar is most common in: Ulster, where 119 percent live. Outside of Ireland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 16 percent live.

McElchar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElchar has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McElchar last name expanded 588 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElchar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McElchar last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElchare9420/
McElcar935/
McElcarr880/
McElsar800/
Maselcar751/
Macelkar751/
McElkary750/
McIlchere716/
MacIllechiar702/
MacElli-Carr701/
McIlhagger6736/
McIlgar671/
McIlhaggar670/
McElgor670/
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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 McElchar
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