Matagay Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Matagay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 133 | 1:761,190 | 74,637 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Matagay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matagay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matagay is most common in The Philippines. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matagay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matagay is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Matagay are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 761,190. In The Philippines Matagay is primarily concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 75 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 11 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, 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 Matagay
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