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 surname Magalya (Bengali: মগল্যা, Hindi: मगल्या, Russian: Магаля) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Magalya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Magalya is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 481,966. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Sironko District, where 91 percent live, Pallisa District, where 4 percent live and Buikwe District, where 1 percent live. Outside of Uganda Magalya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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