McGillis Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McGillis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGillis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0651:34,5974,437
United States9861:367,60532,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

McGillis Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGillis is found most frequently in Canada. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGillis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 342,554th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,804,431 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 192 percent of McGillis reside; 192 percent reside in North America and 189 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 1,065 people, or 1 in 34,597. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 37 percent reside, Alberta, where 25 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 92 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

McGillis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGillis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGillis last name rose 381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGillis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McGillis surname are 2.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGillis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $44,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGillis94323/
MacGillies890/
Mogillis881/
Magillis880/
Magillies8215/
Maguillis821/
Manghillis7824/
Magiellies7823/
Macghilles781/
Mogilles7536/
Maglis71140/
Moglis7126/
Maglish67102/
Manglis6740/
Maglais6713/
Maghlis674/
Maglois674/
Moglais672/
Magliss671/
MacClis671/
Moglish670/
Mouglis670/
Magleis670/

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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 McGillis
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