Macaayan Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macaayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macaayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Macaayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macaayan is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Macaayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Macaayan live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Macaayan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 84 percent live, National Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Central Luzon, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Macaayan Last Name Statistics demography

Macaayan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

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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 Macaayan
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