Migalhas Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Migalhas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Migalhas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Migalhas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Migalhas is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Migalhas.

How Common Is The Last Name Migalhas? popularity and diffusion

Migalhas is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Migalhas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Migalhas are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 50 percent reside, Bahia, where 33 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent reside. Besides Brazil Migalhas is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Migalas939/
Migalash888/
Migaylas881/
Migallas881/
Migala86867/
Maigala80312/
Misgala8055/
Migalla8032/
Migalya8017/
Mugalas809/
Mhigala804/
Megalha803/
Meigala801/
Migelas801/
Migalos801/
Migatla801/
Migallos75394/
Misgalla7514/
Maigalla757/
Migalloa751/
Migallea751/
Migalios751/
Maigalya751/
Maingala751/
Moigalla751/
Megalais751/
Moingala751/
Migała711,064/
Megala71502/
Maisgalla71169/
Maingaila71165/
Migalo7118/
Muggigala711/
Megalaa67400/
Megalla67304/
Megalai67267/
Megalos67263/
Migailo6795/
Meghala6787/
Megalia6765/
Megelas6752/
Migallo6740/
Mesgala6725/
Maygala6724/
Maishgalla6718/
Megalat679/
Meegala678/
Mégélas674/
Migalou673/
Megalay673/
Megalea672/
Meggala672/
Maigalo672/
Megalad671/
Mekgala671/
Migaley671/
Megalah671/
Megalho671/

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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 Migalhas
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