Macarayan Surname
Approximately 1,781 people bear this surname
Macarayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,752 | 1:57,784 | 9,701 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Macarayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macarayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macarayan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Macarayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macarayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Macarayan is the 227,707th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,091,828 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Macarayan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,752 people, or 1 in 57,784. In The Philippines Macarayan is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 34 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent are found and Caraga, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarayon | 89 | 188 | / |
| Makarayan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Macarean | 82 | 9 | / |
| Macarain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makariyan | 78 | 615 | / |
| Makarajan | 78 | 20 | / |
| Makaraian | 78 | 8 | / |
| Macarayom | 78 | 6 | / |
| Makaruyan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Macaraion | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mascarean | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macarrain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makarayon | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacAraing | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macharean | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacCearain | 74 | 8 | / |
| Maicharean | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makhariyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maskarayen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masarean | 71 | 130 | / |
| Makarain | 71 | 26 | / |
| Macaroun | 71 | 12 | / |
| Masarain | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macarein | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mazarain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makarean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macharoen | 67 | 197 | / |
| Mokariyan | 67 | 110 | / |
| Macarrein | 67 | 103 | / |
| Makaraung | 67 | 39 | / |
| Makeriyan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maacaroun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Macharoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machareun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masorajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazgarean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazarijan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majarajam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masareane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masaraung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majareang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Macarayan
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