Magab Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Magab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Magab (35) may also be a first name.

Magab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magab is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magab is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Magab reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name Magab is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangab9187/
Masgab916/
Maigab915/
Magaib915/
Magabh913/
Mahgab912/
Magabs911/
Maghab911/
Mangabh836/
Mashgab831/
Maghabh831/
Masghab831/
Magaw80694/
Mogab80398/
Magap80134/
Magav8016/
Magob8013/
Magaf803/
Megab803/
Maghaibs771/
Mahgob737,243/
Magowa732,354/
Magova731,247/
Magape73464/
Mangap73291/
Maghav73248/
Macgaw73118/
Mangob7385/
Magaiw7376/
Moghab7358/
Mangaf7332/
Mangav7320/
Masgaf7312/
Magoub7311/
Masgaw739/
Meghab737/
Magafe736/
Mhagob736/
Maugaw736/
Moogab734/
Magaep733/
Magaip733/
Makgaw732/
Maigap732/
Mougab732/
Maagap732/
Megaib732/
Magayv731/
Maghap731/
Makgob731/
Maugaf731/
Maggob731/
Maghob731/
Magafh731/
Magaff730/
Magauw730/
Mahgoub67121,173/
Manggob67300/
Maygova67100/
Maigova6744/
Makgowa6739/
Maghoub6728/
Mahagav6710/
Mangoub6710/
Manghav677/
Moughab677/
Maghauw676/
Maigowa675/
Maagowa675/
Maghowa675/
Meghabh673/
Mangapp672/
Maygheb672/
Majgova671/
Maggapp671/
Mahagaw671/
Maaghap671/
Maghaup671/
Manngob671/
Mangaup671/
Mahgova671/

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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 Magab
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