McLew Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:334,61415,044
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McLew Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLew occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of McLew are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland McLew is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 38 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 38 percent reside and Perth and Kinross, where 25 percent reside. Barring Scotland this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 32 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

McLew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLew has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McLew surname rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClew91108/
Mcleaw911/
McLewe910/
McClews830/
McElw801/
McGillew770/
McLeaf737/
McLeef734/
McKelw733/
McLevd731/
Mcleab731/
McLeva730/
McCleaf67625/
Mclf677/
McLeefe673/
Mzlw672/
McCleva672/
Mxlw671/
Mslw671/
McClefe671/
McCleef671/
McClief670/
McCleff670/
McGillw670/

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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 McLew
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