McLeave Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McLeave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLeave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McLeave Last Name Facts

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

McLeave occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McLeave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLeave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name McLeave occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of McLeave reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname McLeave is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 35 percent are found, Northumberland, where 24 percent are found and Greater London, where 24 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent are found.

McLeave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLeave has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McLeave surname grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McLeave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McLeave earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD 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
  • 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 McLeave
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