Magalhäes Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Magalhäes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Magalhăes (2), Magalhaés (10), Magalhaês (4), Magalhaès (2) & Magalhaēs (1) are calculated separately.
Magalhäes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalhäes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magalhäes occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Magalhăes, Magalhaés, Magalhaês, Magalhaès or Magalhaēs. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalhäes? popularity and diffusion
Magalhäes is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Magalhäes reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Luso-South America.
Magalhäes is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Federal District, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magalhăes | 96 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaés | 93 | 10 | / |
| Magalhaês | 93 | 4 | / |
| Magalhaès | 93 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaēs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Magalahes | 89 | 71 | / |
| Magalhaaes | 84 | 8 | / |
| Magalheaes | 84 | 2 | / |
| Magalhaees | 84 | 2 | / |
| Magallahes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Magalies | 82 | 56 | / |
| Magalhahaes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mangalehe | 78 | 205 | / |
| Magallies | 78 | 18 | / |
| Magaleaes | 78 | 2 | / |
| Magalahis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalaaes | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magalie | 75 | 654 | / |
| Magaleu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manggalehe | 74 | 24 | / |
| Mangalie | 71 | 264 | / |
| Mangalge | 71 | 23 | / |
| Magallie | 71 | 18 | / |
| Magailie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mogalahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogalehe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magielies | 67 | 300 | / |
| Meghalies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megallies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magolie | 63 | 71 | / |
| Mogalie | 63 | 31 | / |
| Magalji | 63 | 2 | / |
| McGauley | 59 | 1,581 | / |
| Mangalji | 59 | 117 | / |
| Mangolie | 59 | 40 | / |
| Mogalehi | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mogallie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mongalie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Megielies | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mogalajhi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mogolie | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mogolye | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mogoleu | 50 | 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
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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 Magalhäes
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