Magar Surname
Approximately 740,664 people bear this surname
Magar Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Nepal | 638,890 | 1:45 | 6 |
India | 83,153 | 1:9,225 | 767 |
South Sudan | 4,756 | 1:2,400 | 474 |
Pakistan | 3,335 | 1:53,566 | 2,146 |
Qatar | 2,624 | 1:899 | 52 |
Egypt | 1,922 | 1:47,833 | 4,716 |
Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
United Arab Emirates | 892 | 1:10,272 | 1,286 |
United States | 718 | 1:504,817 | 42,410 |
Malaysia | 676 | 1:43,631 | 3,522 |
France | 508 | 1:130,753 | 19,988 |
Indonesia | 239 | 1:553,344 | 44,561 |
Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
England | 204 | 1:273,128 | 21,453 |
Israel | 173 | 1:49,466 | 6,521 |
Germany | 164 | 1:490,887 | 42,238 |
Brunei | 145 | 1:2,888 | 505 |
Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
Moldova | 20 | 1:178,068 | 17,570 |
Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Mägar (64) are calculated separately.
Magar (12,716) may also be a first name.
Magar Demographics
Average Magar Salary in
United States
$43,979 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Magar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magar (Arabic: ماجار, Bengali: মগর, Georgian: მაგარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﺮ, Hindi: मगर, Marathi: मगर, Oriya: ମଗର, Russian: Магар) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Mägar. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Magar is the 724th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,839 people. The surname Magar is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Magar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 52,054th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 12,716 people.
Magar is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 638,890 people, or 1 in 45. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Lumbini, where 17 percent are found, Rapti, where 13 percent are found and Sagarmatha, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nepal Magar exists in 87 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and South Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Magar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Magar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Magar last name grew 1,197 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Magar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Magar last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Magar surname are 30.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.87% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Magar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $43,345 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magar Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
---|---|---|
Magar in the Georgian language | ||
მაგარ | magar | - |
Magar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
ﻣﻜﺮ | mkr | - |
Magar in the Bengali language | ||
মগর | magara | - |
Magar in the Marathi language | ||
मगर | magara | 98.38 |
सागर | sagara | 0.12 |
मगार | magara | 0.04 |
मागर | magara | 0.04 |
अमर | amara | 0.03 |
मगरे | magare | 0.02 |
मागार | magara | 0.02 |
गरे | gare | 0.01 |
मग | maga | 0.01 |
मगन | magana | 0.01 |
माजरे | majare | 0 |
मौयर् | mauyar | 0 |
मोगर | mogara | 0 |
मगर् | magar | 0 |
दागर | dagara | 0 |
मशर | masara | 0 |
पगारे | pagare | 0 |
मांग | manga | 0 |
गागरे | gagare | 0 |
आकर | akara | 0 |
पगर | pagara | 0 |
मर | mara | 0 |
सगरी | sagari | 0 |
नागर | nagara | 0 |
महारू | maharu | 0 |
़मगर | magara | 0 |
मगरु | magaru | 0 |
गर | gara | 0 |
सगर | sagara | 0 |
अगद | agada | 0 |
नगर | nagara | 0 |
मेगर | megara | 0 |
मगऱ | magara | 0 |
गगर | gagara | 0 |
Magar in the Oriya language | ||
ମଗର | magara | 97.99 |
ମାଗର | magara | 0.54 |
ମଗ | maga | 0.31 |
ମହା | maha | 0.08 |
ମାଗ | maga | 0.08 |
Magar in the Hindi language | ||
मगर | magara | 88.93 |
मागर | magara | 9.09 |
मगार | magara | 0.79 |
मागरा | magara | 0.79 |
Magar in the Russian language | ||
Магар | magar | - |
Magar in the Arabic language | ||
ماجار | majar | - |
مقار | mqar | - |
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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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