Macalay Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Macalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 420 | 1:241,043 | 36,488 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Macalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macalay is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Macalay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 660,498th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Macalay reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Macalay is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 241,043. In The Philippines Macalay is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 40 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 21 percent are found and Davao Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Macalay is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Macalay
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