Macatual Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macatual Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macatual Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1711:86,45515,014
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Macatual Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macatual is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macatual? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 317,867th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Macatual live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Macatual is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,171 people, or 1 in 86,455. In The Philippines Macatual is most prevalent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 40 percent live, Davao Region, where 17 percent live and Western Visayas, where 9 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 0 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makatwal751/
Majadwal6330/
Mazadwal6315/
Makadwal639/
Makadvale59315/
Majoudwal595/
Makadwale592/
Mac'oduol592/
Madjadwal591/
Majadwall591/
Mazadwall591/
Madjoudwal561/

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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 Macatual
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