Macalawan Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Macalawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 623 | 1:162,501 | 26,727 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Macalawan (101) may also be a first name.
Macalawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macalawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Macalawan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Macalawan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macalawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Macalawan is the 521,266th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The last name Macalawan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Macalawan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 940,641st most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 101 people.
The surname Macalawan is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 162,501. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 60 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 13 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 7 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Macalawan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis