Macalaba Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Macalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0441:96,97116,891
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Macalaba (51) may also be a first name.

Macalaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macalaba is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Macalaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Macalaba is the 349,405th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. The last name Macalaba is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Macalaba are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname Macalaba is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 96,971. In The Philippines Macalaba is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 66 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 12 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it exists in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 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
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  • 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 Macalaba
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