Macahilig Surname

127,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macahilig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macahilig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,4701:29,1754,154
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Macahilig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macahilig occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Macahilig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macahilig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,074th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,040,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Macahilig reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Macahilig is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,470 people, or 1 in 29,175. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 49 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Macahilig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Macahilig last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.

Macahilig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $42,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macahailig952/
MacAhillig951/
Maacahilig951/
Macahilg942/
Makahilig8951/
Macahalig892/
Macahilag892/
Macahelig891/
Macahilog891/
MacAheleg7816/
Macahelog781/
Macahilac781/
Makaheleg671/
Mkoholg501/

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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
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  • 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 Macahilig
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