McElhanney Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McElhanney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElhanney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McElhanney Last Name Facts

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

McElhanney is most common in Canada. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhanney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 119 percent of McElhanney reside; 119 percent reside in North America and 119 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 56 percent reside and Alberta, where 44 percent reside. Excluding Canada McElhanney exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

McElhanney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElhanney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElhanney last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElhanney Last Name Statistics demography

McElhanney earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 37.9% more than the national average, earning $68,512 CAD per year.

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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 McElhanney
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