Mahilaga Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Mahilaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahilaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1651:613,56566,062
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahilaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahilaga is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahilaga? popularity and diffusion

Mahilaga is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Mahilaga is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mahilaga reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 613,565. In The Philippines Mahilaga is most common in: Central Luzon, where 77 percent live, National Capital Region, where 18 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 3 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahilage888/
Mahilange82140/
Mahilager821/
Maelanga7569/
Mahelange712/
Maelagi6782/
Maelega675/
Maelangi637/
Maelaugi631/
Mahelego631/
Maelanggi594/
Maelaunge591/
Maelaungi591/
Moelagi531/

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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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  • 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 Mahilaga
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