Marguay Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Marguay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marguay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia1021:104,0834,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Marguay Last Name Facts

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

Marguay is most common in Bolivia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Marguay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marguay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Marguay live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name Marguay is most widespread in Bolivia, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 104,083. In Bolivia it is primarily found in: La Paz Department, where 99 percent live and Pando Department, where 1 percent live. Outside of Bolivia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Marguay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marguay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marguay last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margua927/
Marquay86123/
Marguey8619/
Marguaß861/
Marguad861/
Marquaye80914/
Margouha809/
Maringua801/
Marguadt801/
Marguatt800/
Margue77369/
Marqua77243/
Margui77133/
Margwa7719/
Markua7717/
Marquy7717/
Marcua777/
Margva777/
Margba772/
Morgua771/
Marcuap71524/
Markway71491/
Marquat71129/
Marquas7159/
Morgbay7132/
Marquaß7124/
Marquea7124/
Marquad719/
Marquaz714/
Marcuey713/
Marguei712/
Marcuas711/
Marquey711/
Marquys711/
Marguoi711/
Margwat711/
Morguat711/
Morguoy711/
Marquae711/
Marguhi711/
Marquais67460/
Margouet67122/
Marquass6787/
Marquadt6748/
Marcueyz6743/
Marengue6728/
Marquatz678/
Margquez676/
Marquats675/
Marqueaz674/
Marquatd672/
Margques672/
Mahargui671/
Marquatt671/
Markkuea671/
Marquiyo671/
Marquath671/
Marquaud670/
Marquast670/
Marquait670/

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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 Marguay
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