Magalhaes Surname
Approximately 253,603 people bear this surname
Magalhaes Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese toponymic, taken from a fortress in Northern Portugal.
Magalhaes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 196,330 | 1:1,090 | 128 |
| Mozambique | 19,775 | 1:1,379 | 335 |
| Angola | 18,536 | 1:1,456 | 256 |
| Portugal | 12,031 | 1:866 | 149 |
| France | 2,955 | 1:22,478 | 2,612 |
| United States | 1,250 | 1:289,967 | 26,916 |
| Spain | 666 | 1:70,198 | 6,233 |
| England | 283 | 1:196,884 | 17,288 |
| Switzerland | 251 | 1:32,721 | 4,820 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Argentina | 118 | 1:362,232 | 28,200 |
| South Africa | 105 | 1:515,978 | 41,519 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Luxembourg | 77 | 1:7,540 | 1,164 |
| Venezuela | 74 | 1:408,163 | 8,379 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Peru | 65 | 1:488,987 | 14,013 |
| Chile | 52 | 1:338,778 | 9,521 |
| Uruguay | 52 | 1:65,995 | 7,055 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Namibia | 36 | 1:66,928 | 7,260 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Paraguay | 27 | 1:268,028 | 4,505 |
| East Timor | 25 | 1:48,637 | 122 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Magalhaes (315) may also be a first name.
Magalhaes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese toponymic, taken from a fortress in Northern Portugal.
- mfariacastroThe Magalhães surname means 'magnificent'.
- gabrielamagalMagalhaes Demographics
Average Magalhaes Salary in
United States
$49,144 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Magalhaes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalhaes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magalhaes (Marathi: मॅगालाईस) is most common in Brazil. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Magalhaes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalhaes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,165th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,736 people. The last name Magalhaes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Magalhaes live; 78 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 494,917th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 315 people.
The last name Magalhaes is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 196,330 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Brazil Magalhaes is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 16 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 8 percent reside and Angola, where 7 percent reside.
Magalhaes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Magalhaes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Magalhaes last name increased 125,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Magalhaes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Magalhaes surname are 45.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 99.13% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Magalhaes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 94.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,714 per year; in South Africa they earn 271.74% more than the national average, earning R 883,392 per year; in United States they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $49,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $50,367 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magallhaes | 95 | 13 | / |
| Maghalhaes | 95 | 8 | / |
| Mahgalhaes | 95 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaess | 95 | 1 | / |
| Maagalhaes | 95 | 1 | / |
| Magailhaes | 95 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaesz | 95 | 1 | / |
| Magalhhaes | 95 | 1 | / |
| Magalhae's | 95 | 1 | / |
| Magalaes | 94 | 57 | / |
| Magalhoes | 89 | 111 | / |
| Magalhaez | 89 | 20 | / |
| Magallaes | 89 | 11 | / |
| Maghalaes | 89 | 8 | / |
| Magahlaes | 89 | 6 | / |
| Megalhaes | 89 | 4 | / |
| Magelhaes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Magalyaesh | 84 | 3 | / |
| Magalliaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Megalaes | 82 | 4 | / |
| Magaloes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magallaez | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalloes | 78 | 1 | / |
Magalhaes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magalhaes in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅगालाईस | megala'isa | 66.67 |
| मॉगलाईस | mogala'isa | 33.33 |
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