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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Magalya reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 75 people.
Magalya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 481,966. In Uganda Magalya 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 it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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