Magalhaes Surname

2,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Magalhaes Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese toponymic, taken from a fortress in Northern Portugal.

Magalhaes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil196,3301:1,090128
Mozambique19,7751:1,379335
Angola18,5361:1,456256
Portugal12,0311:866149
France2,9551:22,4782,612
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
Spain6661:70,1986,233
England2831:196,88417,288
Switzerland2511:32,7214,820
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Argentina1181:362,23228,200
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Germany951:847,42661,310
Luxembourg771:7,5401,164
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Peru651:488,98714,013
Chile521:338,7789,521
Uruguay521:65,9957,055
India461:16,675,334263,471
Namibia361:66,9287,260
Australia311:870,82953,581
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
East Timor251:48,637122
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ireland211:224,2358,707
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Wales41:773,63329,106
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Magalhaes (315) may also be a first name.

Magalhaes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese toponymic, taken from a fortress in Northern Portugal.

- mfariacastro

The Magalhães surname means 'magnificent'.

- gabrielamagal

Magalhaes Last Name Facts

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

Magalhaes (Marathi: मॅगालाईस) is found most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magalhaes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,165th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 28,736 people. The surname Magalhaes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Magalhaes are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 77 percent are found in Luso-South America. Magalhaes is also the 494,917th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 315 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 196,330 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 16 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 8 percent reside and Angola, where 7 percent reside.

Magalhaes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Magalhaes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Magalhaes surname increased 125,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Magalhaes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Magalhaes last name are 45.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 99.13% being registered with the political 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

Magalhaes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magalhaes in the Marathi language
मॅगालाईसmegala'isa66.67
मॉगलाईसmogala'isa33.33

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