Macanlay Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macanlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macanlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Macanlay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macanlay occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macanlay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Macanlay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Macanlay reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 2,024,764. In The Philippines it is most common in: Davao Region, where 90 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Macanlay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Macanlay surname is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

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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
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  • 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 Macanlay
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