Mag Surname

24,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Hungary

Mag Surname Definition:

(German, English) Descendant of Magg, a pet form of names beginning with Mag (blood relationship), as Magafrid and Magbald; descendant of Magg, a pet form of Margaret (pearl).

Mag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,1311:47,5523,291
Hungary8751:11,2191,297
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Indonesia5791:228,41021,214
Romania5391:37,2504,750
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Austria5121:16,6322,492
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Taiwan2841:82,552831
Slovakia2591:20,6043,266
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Germany1241:649,23850,829
France921:721,98690,334
Pakistan551:3,248,07125,480
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada371:995,82774,831
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Australia311:870,82953,581
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
England301:1,857,26974,552
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
China91:151,924,6187,954
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Mág (23) are calculated separately.

Mag (22,151) may also be a first name.

Mag Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English) Descendant of Magg, a pet form of names beginning with Mag (blood relationship), as Magafrid and Magbald; descendant of Magg, a pet form of Margaret (pearl).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mag Last Name Facts

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

Mag (Arabic: ماغ, Bengali: মগ, Hindi: मग, Marathi: माग, Oriya: ମାଗ, Tibetan: མཱག་) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mág. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mag? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,347th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 328,031 people. Mag is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Mag are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mag is also the 35,031st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 22,151 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 16,131 people, or 1 in 47,552. In India it is most prevalent in: Tripura, where 98 percent live, Maharashtra, where 0 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 4 percent live and Morocco, where 3 percent live.

Mag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mag last name expanded 797 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mag surname is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mag surname are 19.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mag earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mág8923/
Maag869,255/
Magg861,836/
Magh861,176/
Mags86367/
Maug86340/
Maig8698/
Mayg8646/
Mahg8624/
Magt8622/
Magc8621/
Magk8613/
Magz8610/
Magx865/
Macg863/
Magp862/
Majg862/
Makg862/
Mhag861/
Masg861/
Meag861/
Maïg861/
Mmag861/
Maggs756,190/
Mague751,332/
Maugg75151/
Maugh75138/
Mahag75111/
Meagh7557/
Maags7555/
Maagh7542/
Maigh7521/
Maagk7513/
Mashg759/
Mahug759/
Mmagh757/
Maagø757/
Maahg755/
Magsh755/
Mauyg754/
Magss754/
Magqu754/
Magqe753/
Mahqg752/
Maigs752/
Meagc752/
Magke751/
Maggì751/
Maagt751/
Maggz751/
Mmacg751/
Meagz751/
Maisg751/
Maigg751/
Mahgt751/
Mhaig751/
Mhaug751/
Meagp751/
Meagg751/
Maigz751/
Maggt751/
Mak67146,517/
Mac6757,836/
Max6745,020/
Mog6712,467/
Maigue672,966/
Magowa672,354/
Maq67593/
Maugue67322/
Mcg6756/
Maggue6739/
Maague6734/
Maygue6717/
Mahgue6717/
Mashgh6712/
Maïgue674/
Mahagt674/
Mahgsh673/
Meague672/
Machgh672/
MacGue671/
Maiscg671/
Masggh671/
Masgue671/
Mazgue671/
Matgue670/
Meaggs670/
Maygck670/

Mag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mag in the Bengali language
মগmaga99.92
মগ্mag0.08
Mag in the Hindi language
मगmaga89.66
मागmaga10.34
Mag in the Marathi language
मागmaga71.93
मगmaga21.05
मांगmanga5.26
Mag in the Tibetan language
མཱག་mak66.67
མགmak33.33
Mag in the Oriya language
ମାଗmaga56.76
ମଗmaga37.84
ମଗ୍mag3.38
ମାଗ୍mag1.35
Mag in the Arabic language
ماغmagh-

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