Macatana Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macatana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macatana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2411:420,07652,883
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

The alternate forms: Macataña (1) are calculated separately.

Macatana Last Name Facts

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

Macatana occurs most in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant: Macataña. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macatana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Macatana is the 1,028,911th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Macatana is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Macatana reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Macatana is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 420,076. In The Philippines Macatana is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 73 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 19 percent live and Western Visayas, where 3 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live.

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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 Macatana
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