Magak Surname

193,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Magak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0631:22,3852,552
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Magak (482) may also be a first name.

Magak Last Name Facts

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

Magak (Arabic: مغاك, Georgian: მაგაკ, Hindi: मगरू, Marathi: मगक, Russian: Магак) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Magak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magak is the 193,751st most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,358,316 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Magak are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 387,276th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 482 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,063 people, or 1 in 22,385. In Kenya Magak is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 44 percent live, Kisumu County, where 20 percent live and Migori County, where 12 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Turkey, where 0 percent live.

Magak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Magak last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magake9176/
Mangak9163/
Maghak9134/
Magack916/
Maggak911/
Maigak911/
Magahk911/
Makgake8326/
Manghak8318/
Mangaik8313/
Manggak837/
Maingak835/
Mangakk833/
Maghake832/
Magaske832/
Magok8012,215/
Magac80151/
Magag8031/
Mogak8028/
Megak809/
Mahaghak7729/
Manggauk7718/
Magakova7714/
Maghakqe774/
Makgakhe771/
Mangok738,416/
Maigag733,032/
Maygag73855/
Magoke73201/
Mogake73103/
Mangag7333/
Maggag7333/
Maghok7329/
Magacs7327/
Maggac7320/
Mongak7316/
Mangac7310/
Magouk739/
Meghak738/
Magaic737/
Magock735/
Magokh733/
Magook732/
Magaug732/
Magagt732/
Maagag731/
Maugok731/
Mougak731/
Mogaks731/
Maggok731/
Magaux731/
Maghag731/
Mahangaik711/
Maygaag67386/
Makgoke67209/
Maingag67101/
Manggok6739/
Mangock6731/
Maugasc6716/
Mogakhe673/
Magague672/
Mangacc672/
Mangaig672/
Moghake672/
Mangook671/
Mang'ok671/
Megaukh671/
Magaugh670/
Magouck670/

Magak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magak in the Georgian language
მაგაკmagak-
Magak in the Hindi language
मगरूmagaru-
Magak in the Marathi language
मगकmagaka80
मगाकmagaka20
Magak in the Russian language
Магакmagak-
Magak in the Arabic language
مغاكmghak-

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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 Magak
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