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

The surname McGleish has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGleish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name McGleish is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of McGleish reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname McGleish is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 86,352. In Scotland McGleish is most common in: North Lanarkshire, where 50 percent are found, Glasgow City, where 24 percent are found and South Lanarkshire, where 13 percent are found. Barring Scotland McGleish occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

McGleish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McGleish last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
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