Moodycliffe Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Moodycliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Moodycliffe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:297,43413,849
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Moodycliffe Last Name Facts

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

Moodycliffe is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moodycliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Moodycliffe are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

Moodycliffe is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 297,434. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 78 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 17 percent reside and Dundee City, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Scotland this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Switzerland, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moody-Cliffe960/
Midcliff747/
Madcliff741/
Medcalffe709/
Metcliffe700/

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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 Moodycliffe
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