Megalay Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Megalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Megalay (5) may also be a first name.
Megalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Megalay is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megalay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Megalay are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 5 people.
Megalay is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Megalay is primarily concentrated in: Johor, where 50 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 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 Megalay
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