Magdalena Surname

26,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Magdalena Surname Definition:

Magdalena is a surname of the Universal tribe, meaning: magdalene (Biblical).

Magdalena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11,5671:11,4331,452
Spain2,2281:20,9842,287
Mexico2,0911:59,3622,850
Philippines8231:123,01121,147
Brazil7881:271,66810,462
Argentina6981:61,2375,210
United States4561:794,86661,363
Poland2881:131,97519,285
Romania2051:97,94111,166
England1361:409,69228,019
Venezuela1331:227,0985,853
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
France561:1,186,120124,657
Chile471:374,81910,292
Cuba471:245,1644,793
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Belgium271:425,80243,971
India261:29,502,515369,827
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Curaçao191:8,276277
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Wales91:343,83718,086
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Panama71:558,8949,437
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
China51:273,464,31313,838
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Magdaléna (61) are calculated separately.

Magdalena (1,494,469) may also be a first name.

Magdalena Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Magdalena is a surname of the Universal tribe, meaning: magdalene (Biblical).

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Magdalena Last Name Facts

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

Magdalena (Arabic: مغدالينا, Bengali: মাগদালেনা, Georgian: მაგდალენა, Hindi: मग्दलेना, Marathi: माग्दलेना, Oriya: ମାାେଲନା, Russian: Магдалена) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Magdaléna. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magdalena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,297th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 356,202 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Magdalena reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Magdalena is also the 491st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,494,469 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11,567 people, or 1 in 11,433. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 22 percent are found, East Java, where 19 percent are found and Jakarta, where 13 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent are found and Mexico, where 10 percent are found.

Magdalena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Magdalena has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Magdalena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Magdalena surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States Magdalena are 9.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Magdalena earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.55% less than the national average, earning R 48,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $20,086,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $33,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $41,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Magdalena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magdalena in the Georgian language
მაგდალენაmagdalena-
Magdalena in the Bengali language
মাগদালেনাmagadalena-
Magdalena in the Oriya language
ମାାେଲନାmaaelana-
Magdalena in the Hindi language
मग्दलेनाmagdalena50
मैग्दलीनाmaigdalina50
Magdalena in the Marathi language
माग्दलेनाmagdalena41.38
मग्दलेनाmagdalena24.14
माग्दालेनाmagdalena13.79
मॅग्दलेनाmegdalena10.34
मागडालीनाmagadalina3.45
मफग्दलेनाmaphagdalena3.45
मग्दलेनाान्सीसmagdalenaansisa3.45
Magdalena in the Russian language
Магдаленаmagdalena-
Magdalena in the Arabic language
مغداليناmghdalyna-
مغدليناmghdlyna-
مجداليناmjdalyna-
ماكداليناmakdalyna-
ماجداليناmajdalyna-
ماغدليناmaghdlyna-
ماغداليناmaghdalyna-
ماجدليناmajdlyna-
مجدليناmjdlyna-

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