Magalin Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Magalin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magalin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Magalin (489) may also be a first name.

Magalin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magalin (Arabic: ماغالين, Hindi: मगलीं, Marathi: मगलीन, Russian: Магалин) is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magalin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magalin is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Magalin reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Magalin is also the 384,341st most commonly used given name globally It is held by 489 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 2,469,225. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 39 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 15 percent are found and Davao Region, where 15 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Magalin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magalin in the Marathi language
मगलीनmagalina-
Magalin in the Hindi language
मगलींmagalim75
मगलिनmagalina25
Magalin in the Russian language
Магалинmagalin-
Magalin in the Arabic language
ماغالينmaghalyn-

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Magalin Reference & Research

Magellan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Magellan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Magalin
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