Magalaya Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Magalaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 263 | 1:201,299 | 17,178 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magalaya (10) may also be a first name.
Magalaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magalaya (Marathi: मगळया) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Magalaya is the 968,490th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Magalaya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 201,299. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 73 percent reside and Mara Region, where 27 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Magalaya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magalaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magalaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मगळया | magalaya | 82.35 |
| मागलया | magalaya | 11.76 |
| ंागळया | magalaya | 5.88 |
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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 Magalaya
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