McElhern Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
McElhern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
McElhern Demographics
McElhern Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McElhern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McElhern Come From? nationality or country of origin
McElhern is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McElhern click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McElhern? popularity and diffusion
McElhern is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElhern are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 81 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live.
McElhern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McElhern has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McElhern Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McElhern last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
McElhern earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McElherne | 94 | 64 | / |
| McElhearn | 94 | 42 | / |
| McHelhern | 94 | 0 | / |
| McElherren | 89 | 0 | / |
| McElherrin | 89 | 0 | / |
| McIlhern | 88 | 0 | / |
| McElearn | 88 | 0 | / |
| McElhorn | 88 | 0 | / |
| McIlhearn | 82 | 0 | / |
| McElharen | 82 | 0 | / |
| McIlherin | 82 | 0 | / |
| McIleherne | 78 | 0 | / |
| McIlerrin | 71 | 0 | / |
| McEliorin | 71 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 McElhern
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