McLew Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
McLew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
McLew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McLew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McLew is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of McLew.
How Common Is The Last Name McLew? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of McLew are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name McLew is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 334,614. In Scotland McLew is primarily found in: Glasgow City, where 38 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 38 percent live and Perth and Kinross, where 25 percent live. Other than Scotland McLew occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 32 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
McLew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McLew has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McLew surname rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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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