Magaffin Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Magaffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Magaffin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Magaffin Demographics

Magaffin Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 12 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Magaffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magaffin is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magaffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Magaffin live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Magaffin is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada it is primarily found in: Alberta, where 50 percent are found and British Columbia, where 50 percent are found. Beside Canada this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Japan, where 50 percent are found.

Magaffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGaffin9415/
McGaffin88858/
Magoffin88493/
Megaffin88119/
Mageffin880/
Maggoffin820/
Magafen801/
McGuffin752,699/
McGoffin75186/
Mogoffin752/
Mosgofin631/
Magophen501/
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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 Magaffin
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