Magalya Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Magalya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 81 | 1:481,966 | 28,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Magalya (75) may also be a first name.
Magalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magalya (Bengali: মগল্যা, Hindi: मगल्या, Russian: Магаля) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Magalya are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 75 people.
The surname Magalya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 481,966. In Uganda Magalya is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 91 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 4 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magalya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magalya in the Bengali language | ||
| মগল্যা | magalya | - |
| Magalya in the Hindi language | ||
| मगल्या | magalya | 90.91 |
| मगल्याा | magalyaa | 9.09 |
| Magalya in the Russian language | ||
| Магаля | magala | - |
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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 Magalya
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