Macay Surname
Approximately 4,789 people bear this surname
Macay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2,276 | 1:6,989 | 1,142 |
| Philippines | 1,958 | 1:51,705 | 8,512 |
| Mexico | 274 | 1:453,015 | 8,502 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| El Salvador | 31 | 1:204,642 | 2,074 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Mačay (15) & Máčay (8) are calculated separately.
Macay (63) may also be a first name.
Macay Demographics
Average Macay Salary in
United States
$30,149 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Macay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Macay has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can occur as a variant: Mačay or Máčay. Click here for further possible spellings of Macay.
How Common Is The Last Name Macay? popularity and diffusion
Macay is the 98,941st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,521,726 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Macay are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Andean South America. Macay is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 63 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 2,276 people, or 1 in 6,989. In Ecuador it is primarily concentrated in: Manabí Province, where 61 percent live, Guayas Province, where 14 percent live and Los Ríos Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Ecuador this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 41 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.
Macay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Macay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Macay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Macay surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Macay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.25% less than the national average, earning R 134,856 per year; in United States they earn 30.13% less than the national average, earning $30,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $60,448 CAD per year.
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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 Macay
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