Mactan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Mactan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mactan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mactan (33) may also be a first name.

Mactan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mactan is most common in The Philippines. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mactan.

How Common Is The Last Name Mactan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mactan is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Mactan is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Mactan live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name on earth, held by 33 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 2,154,005. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Mimaropa, where 94 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 4 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacHtan9294/
Mactean928/
Mactain921/
MacTant921/
MacThang863/
MacThanh862/
Mactaine861/
Majtan83301/
Maktan83215/
Macton838/
Magtan835/
Maqtan834/
Moctan833/
Maztan831/
MacTam831/
Magtaan77435/
Magtang77230/
Mochtan77227/
Makthan77123/
Makhtan7717/
Mackton7713/
Maktang777/
Mactone775/
Mauktan774/
Mocktan772/
Maztain771/
Maqutan771/
Majthan771/
Maktane771/
Maqtang771/
MacTong771/
McTon731/
Machtoun71170/
Matchton7118/
Mackthon7113/
Makthane712/
Makthang712/
Madsthan712/
Magtahan711/
MacTuong711/
Mayckton711/
Macktone711/
Mauckton710/
Moktan6725,549/
Majtán67639/
Machtoune67272/
Magton6745/
Mocton6742/
Mogtan6714/
Mactom6713/
Magtam6710/
Makton673/
Maquthane671/
Maktanova671/
MacThuong671/

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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 Mactan
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