McPhelim Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McPhelim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McPhelim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland361:148,7178,826
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344

McPhelim Last Name Facts

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

The last name McPhelim occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McPhelim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. McPhelim occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of McPhelim live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 148,717. In Scotland McPhelim is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 69 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 17 percent live and West Dunbartonshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from Scotland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

McPhelim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McPhelim has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the McPhelim surname declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McPhelim Last Name Statistics demography

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

McPhelim earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McPheelim940/
McPhelin8818/
McPhelem880/
McPheling820/
McPheln801/
McPhalem750/
McPhailin710/
McPhillin710/
McFelin674/
McPhilling670/
McFelien632/
McPailin630/
McFeelin630/
McFeeling590/
McPlen570/
McFalem530/
McFailin502/

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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
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  • 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 McPhelim
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