Maglain Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Maglain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maglain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Maglain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maglain is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maglain.

How Common Is The Last Name Maglain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Maglain occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Maglain are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 14,462,603. In The Philippines Maglain is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 71 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 14 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

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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 Maglain
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