Makalaw Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Makalaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makalaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Makalaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makalaw is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makalaw? popularity and diffusion

Makalaw is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Makalaw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Makalaw are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia Makalaw is primarily found in: Gorontalo, where 48 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 40 percent live and Papua, where 12 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

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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 Makalaw
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