Macalua Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macalua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macalua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4941:67,76311,620
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Macalua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macalua has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Macalua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macalua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,425th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,763,102 people. The surname Macalua is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Macalua are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Macalua is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,494 people, or 1 in 67,763. In The Philippines Macalua is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 34 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 23 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Macalua Last Name Statistics demography

Macalua earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.53% less than the national average, earning $31,701 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macaluay933/
Macaluea931/
Maccaluha881/
Macalwa8673/
Macalva868/
Makalua865/
Mocalua861/
Majalua861/
Makaluat801/
Macalwad801/
Macaluod801/
MacAlbea800/
Makaluash7541/
Makasilua754/
Mchalwa7187/
Makalwa7173/
Mokalua7168/
Mazolua7134/
Masolua7121/
Majalwa716/
Masalwa715/
Mazalwa711/
Majaluo711/
Masaulwa67867/
Makhalwa6733/
Makalwad6730/
MacAlvey6718/
Maikalwa6712/
Masalvad673/
Makalbai671/
Maekalwa671/
Maskalva671/
Makalvad671/

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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 Macalua
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