McKerlich Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKerlich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKerlich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada421:877,27667,671
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales61:515,75523,171
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268

McKerlich Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKerlich is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerlich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 117 percent of McKerlich are found; 117 percent are found in North America and 117 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McKerlich is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 877,276. In Canada it is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 98 percent live and Ontario, where 2 percent live. Not including Canada this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

McKerlich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKerlich has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McKerlich surname decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKerlich Last Name Statistics demography

McKerlich earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McErlich9412/
McKerlie82700/
McKerly753/
McKerle751/
McKerley71363/
McKerlay711/
McKearly711/
McKerles711/
Mcerly671/
McEarly634/
McErlea631/
McKrele630/
McErley630/
McKirly630/
McErloy630/
McCerly630/
McGerly630/
McEarley595/
McCearly592/
McGerlee591/
McCrelis591/
McErelly590/
McHerlly590/
McCerley590/
McKirley590/
McCearley5642/
McCherley560/
McCreliss560/
McRele530/
McCrely502/
McGirle500/
McGirly500/
McCrele500/

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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 McKerlich
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