Macanay Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Macanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Macanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macanay is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Macanay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Macanay occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Macanay reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,327,389. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 44 percent live, Calabarzon, where 25 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 26 percent live and Taiwan, where 11 percent live.
Macanay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Macanay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Macanay surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Macanay
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