McHeal Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

McHeal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McHeal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

McHeal (98) may also be a first name.

McHeal Last Name Facts

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

The last name McHeal occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McHeal? popularity and diffusion

The surname McHeal is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname McHeal is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of McHeal reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 98 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria McHeal is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 23 percent are found, Kaduna, where 21 percent are found and Sokoto, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

McHeal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McHeal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McHeal last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McHeal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McHeal last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macheal921,339/
Mocheal921/
McHel917/
McHal911/
Maicheal86315/
Moicheal864/
Meicheal864/
Meacheal863/
Mchele838,121/
McHall8349/
McHail8348/
MacEal833/
McHeil832/
McHell832/
Mchiel831/
Macheil7732/
Mchelle7710/
Mchalle771/
MacEall771/
Mackeal771/
Macehel771/
Mchil732/
Mchle731/
Meakheal711/
MacHeill710/
Makhel67485/
McKail67388/
Mchile67210/
McKeil67191/
Meacle6790/
Mokhel6751/
McHill6738/
Maceil6735/
McCail6733/
Makeal677/
Meakle672/
Moqhel672/
McKayl671/
McElle671/
MacAil671/

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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 McHeal
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