McGail Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

McGail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

McGail Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGail is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGail? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 112 percent of McGail are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States McGail is most common in: Indiana, where 27 percent live, Ohio, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 15 percent live.

McGail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGail surname grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McGail earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGaile921/
Macgail921/
McGil9150/
McGill8348,388/
McGall83438/
McGale83383/
Magail8376/
MacGil834/
McGile833/
MacGill771,006/
Mangail77166/
MacGilp77115/
Macgaul7764/
Mogaile7722/
Moghail774/
Macgall774/
Mongail772/
MacGale772/
McGayle771/
Machgal771/
MacGile771/
MacGaal770/
Magaill770/
Mogal7325,690/
Magal734,777/
Mogil73421/
Magil73380/
Maigl7336/
McGel733/
Mashgail7159/
Makgaile7146/
MacGuill7132/
Mangayil7118/
Magajile717/
Mangaiol713/
Muoghail711/
Mokgaile711/
Magaille711/
Mangal6755,721/
Mogale6739,107/
Magill6714,914/
Magale674,741/
Moghal673,520/
Magile672,009/
Mongal67829/
Mangil67581/
Meygil67318/
Mongil67277/
Mogaul67121/
Mogill67110/
Moguil6774/
Magiel6768/
Masgal6764/
Mogile6749/
Magall6748/
Maghal6745/
Maguil6743/
Maugal6739/
Mougal6732/
Maigel6725/
Mogall6722/
Maigil6721/
Moogal6718/
Maigal6716/
Moygal6711/
Maghil6710/
Majgal679/
Maggal677/
Mogalh676/
Mohgal675/
Maggil675/
Moggal675/
Maagal674/
Magalh673/
Magald673/
Mahgal673/
Maigle672/
Mogiel672/
Mcgell672/
Moigal672/
Meigal672/
Mhogal671/
Magaal671/
Mageal671/
Magoil671/
McGeel671/
Makgal671/
Mosgal671/
Moogil671/
Mmogal671/
Magael671/
Mhagal671/
Magajl671/
Maïgal671/
Mageil670/

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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
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  • 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 McGail
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