Magalhâes Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Magalhâes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Magalháes (4), Magalhāes (2), Magalhăes (2), Magalhàes (1), Magalhaés (10), Magalhaês (4), Magalhaès (2) & Magalhaēs (1) are calculated separately.
Magalhâes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalhâes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magalhâes occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Magalháes, Magalhāes, Magalhăes, Magalhàes, Magalhaés, Magalhaês, Magalhaès or Magalhaēs. Click here to see other potential spellings of Magalhâes.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalhâes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Magalhâes live; 64 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent live in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Portugal, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Excluding Portugal it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent reside and Angola, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magalháes | 96 | 4 | / |
| Magalhāes | 96 | 2 | / |
| Magalhăes | 96 | 2 | / |
| Magalhàes | 96 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaés | 93 | 10 | / |
| Magalhaês | 93 | 4 | / |
| Magalhaès | 93 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaēs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Magalhoes | 89 | 111 | / |
| Magalahes | 89 | 71 | / |
| Magallhaes | 84 | 13 | / |
| Maghalhaes | 84 | 8 | / |
| Magalhaaes | 84 | 8 | / |
| Mangalhaes | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mahgalhaes | 84 | 2 | / |
| Magalheaes | 84 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaesd | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mgagalhaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhãaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maagalhaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magailhaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaesz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhhaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhgaes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaess | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magallahes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhae's | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaest | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalaes | 82 | 57 | / |
| Magaloes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magalhahaes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaez | 78 | 20 | / |
| Magallaes | 78 | 11 | / |
| Maghalaes | 78 | 8 | / |
| Magalgaes | 78 | 6 | / |
| Magahlaes | 78 | 6 | / |
| Megalhaes | 78 | 4 | / |
| Magaleaes | 78 | 2 | / |
| Magalloes | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangalahe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalahis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalaaes | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalhaesová | 76 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaesova | 76 | 1 | / |
| Magalyaesh | 74 | 3 | / |
| Magalliaes | 74 | 1 | / |
| Megalaes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mogalahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magallaez | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Magalhâes
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