McGlave Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGlave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGlave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:356,92115,763
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McGlave Last Name Facts

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

McGlave is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGlave? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname McGlave occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of McGlave live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

McGlave is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland McGlave is primarily concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 53 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 47 percent reside. Beside Scotland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

McGlave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGlave has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McGlave last name grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGlave Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 McGlave
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