McPhait Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
McPhait Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
McPhait Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McPhait Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McPhait is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McPhait.
How Common Is The Last Name McPhait? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McPhait are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
McPhait is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland it is most common in: Falkirk, where 83 percent reside and Highland, where 17 percent reside. Barring Scotland this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 45 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McPhai | 92 | 0 | / |
| McPheat | 86 | 385 | / |
| McPhate | 86 | 215 | / |
| McPhaio | 86 | 1 | / |
| McPhaie | 86 | 0 | / |
| McPheats | 80 | 0 | / |
| McPhaish | 80 | 0 | / |
| McPate | 77 | 113 | / |
| McPhea | 77 | 7 | / |
| McPeat | 77 | 7 | / |
| McPaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| McPeha | 77 | 1 | / |
| McPhae | 77 | 1 | / |
| McPhei | 77 | 1 | / |
| McFait | 77 | 0 | / |
| McPitt | 77 | 0 | / |
| McPatt | 77 | 0 | / |
| McFaite | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mcphete | 71 | 3 | / |
| McPahte | 71 | 1 | / |
| McPhets | 71 | 0 | / |
| McPeate | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkpat | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mcphy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mkpai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mcpoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkpit | 67 | 1 | / |
| McPip | 67 | 0 | / |
| McPea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 McPhait
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