McElheny Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

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

McElheny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElheny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9701:373,66933,094
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

McElheny Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElheny is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McElheny? popularity and diffusion

The surname McElheny is the 370,384th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,512,934 people. The last name McElheny is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McElheny live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 970 people, or 1 in 373,669. In The United States McElheny is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, Indiana, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Puerto Rico, where 0 percent reside.

McElheny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElheny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElheny last name rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElheny Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McElheny last name are 24.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.97% registered with the political party.

McElheny earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,519 USD 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 McElheny
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