McGreechin Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGreechin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGreechin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:152,9669,000
England81:6,964,757184,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

McGreechin Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGreechin occurs most in Scotland. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGreechin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 102 percent of McGreechin are found; 102 percent are found in Northern Europe and 102 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in Scotland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland McGreechin is primarily found in: Glasgow City, where 94 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 3 percent are found and South Lanarkshire, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Scotland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGrein820/
McGreachen801/
Mcgreene7844/
McGregen780/
McGreskin7439/
McGreggen740/
McGretten740/
McGresken740/
McGrean7155/
McGroin7125/
Mgreene713/
McGrene712/
McGruin710/
McGrine710/
McGraine6712/
McGreane674/
McGruinn671/
McGrigen670/
McGriskin63159/
McGrisken6326/
M'Greinne631/
McGroggin630/
Mgrekem592/
McGrayn590/
McGraim590/
McGrayne5663/

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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 McGreechin
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