Magalhais Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Magalhais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Magalhais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalhais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magalhais is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalhais? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Magalhais live; 65 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname Magalhais is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 6,689,823. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 25 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 19 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Magalhais
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