McLaghlan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

McLaghlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaghlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England51:4,875,074116,529

McLaghlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLaghlan is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaghlan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name McLaghlan occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of McLaghlan live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa McLaghlan is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

McLaghlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLaghlan has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McLaghlan surname declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLaghlan Last Name Statistics demography

McLaghlan earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning R 153,288 per year.

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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 McLaghlan
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