Mulrainey Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mulrainey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulrainey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:205,91610,908
England161:3,482,379114,324
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mulrainey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulrainey occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulrainey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Mulrainey are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 205,916. In Scotland Mulrainey is most numerous in: North Lanarkshire, where 46 percent are found, West Lothian, where 31 percent are found and Argyll and Bute, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Scotland Mulrainey exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Mulrainey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mulrainey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mulrainey surname grew 800 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 Mulrainey
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