Macalagh Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Macalagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macalagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa691:785,18453,751
England11:55,718,059489,080

Macalagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macalagh is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macalagh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Macalagh are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa Macalagh is primarily found in: Free State, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

Macalagh Last Name Statistics demography

Macalagh earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning R 320,772 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 Macalagh
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