Maligay Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Maligay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maligay (68) may also be a first name.
Maligay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maligay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maligay occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Maligay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maligay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Maligay are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Maligay is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 68 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 1,715,902. In The Philippines Maligay is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 66 percent reside, Caraga, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 3 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Maligay
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