Macheil Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Macheil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Macheil (20) may also be a first name.
Macheil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macheil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macheil occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Macheil click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macheil? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Macheil are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Macheil is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 20 people.
The last name Macheil is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 67 percent live, Sokoto, where 28 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
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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 Macheil
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