McLave Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McLave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McLave Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLave is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLave? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLave is the 5,057,639th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 153 percent of McLave reside; 153 percent reside in Northern Europe and 147 percent reside in British Isles.

McLave is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Aside from Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 53 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

McLave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLave surname rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClave92678/
McLavey92128/
McLeave9222/
McLaeve921/
McLaves920/
McLeavey86167/
McClavey864/
McClaves861/
McCllave860/
McLeavie860/
McLeaver860/
McLavy83108/
McLeve835/
McCleaves809/
McCleavey806/
Mccleaver803/
McLeavy77323/
McClavy7714/
McClove777/
McLevee771/
McLawey771/
McLawer771/
McLovey770/
McLivee770/
McLeeve770/
McLavay770/
McLovet770/
McClava770/
McClover7165/
McClevey7152/
Mccleeve7135/
McLavish7122/
McKlevey7115/
McCleavy7114/
McClawey711/
McLeabey711/
McClaivy711/
Mccluive711/
McLeevey710/
McClevie710/
McLeveey710/
McLevy67194/
Mclawd671/
McLawi671/
McLewe670/
McLamphey670/

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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 McLave
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