Mecpherson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Mecpherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecpherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mecpherson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mecpherson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecpherson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mecpherson is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mecpherson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Mecpherson are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 100 percent are found. Aside from The United States Mecpherson is found in one country. It is also found in Colombia, where 33 percent are found.

Mecpherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mecpherson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 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 Mecpherson
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