McGleish Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGleish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGleish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland621:86,3526,198
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

McGleish Last Name Facts

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

McGleish has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGleish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of McGleish are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 86,352. In Scotland McGleish is most common in: North Lanarkshire, where 50 percent live, Glasgow City, where 24 percent live and South Lanarkshire, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland McGleish is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

McGleish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McGleish last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGleish earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $55,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGlish931/
McEnglish822/
McGlees800/
McGli771/
Mgles771/
McGleese754/
McGilles752/
Menglish752/
McGellis751/
McGlawes750/
McGlue71227/
McGillies712/
McGuillis712/
McGley712/
McGhle711/
Mcgleache711/
McGillich710/
McGielles710/
McGilliss710/
McGilless710/
Minglis67102/
McGlead6736/
Mingles6719/
Menglis678/
Menglei677/
Minglei677/
McGille676/
Mgle674/
McGilli673/
Mgli672/
Mengles671/
Menglih671/
McGllii671/
McGlath671/
McGhlie671/
McGlitt670/
McGleye670/
McGlowe670/
McGloue670/
McGlous670/
McGlads670/

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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 McGleish
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis