McHaig Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McHaig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McHaig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:170,1466,794
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McHaig Last Name Facts

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

McHaig is found most in Australia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McHaig.

How Common Is The Last Name McHaig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of McHaig are found; 56 percent are found in Australasia and 56 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia McHaig is most common in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Beside Australia McHaig is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 44 percent are found and England, where 44 percent are found.

McHaig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McHaig has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McHaig surname contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhaig911/
Mchag910/
McAig910/
Mchaik834/
McHeig830/
McHigt830/
McHagh830/
Mhag801/
Mhig801/
McHague7721/
McHaugh772/
McHuigh770/
Mchik735/
Mhaug731/
McAgg731/
McOig731/
McHasgue710/
Mcheik6792/
McCeig6751/
Mhajik6751/
Mchack6733/
McHake676/
McCeag675/
McHegg675/
Mchakh674/
Mchegh673/
Mshaik673/
Mchiek672/
Mtshag671/
Mkhiog671/
Mhoyag671/
McHaux671/
McHoug670/

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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 McHaig
  • 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