Magar Surname

724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Magar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal638,8901:456
India83,1531:9,225767
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
Pakistan3,3351:53,5662,146
Qatar2,6241:89952
Egypt1,9221:47,8334,716
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United Arab Emirates8921:10,2721,286
United States7181:504,81742,410
Malaysia6761:43,6313,522
France5081:130,75319,988
Indonesia2391:553,34444,561
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
England2041:273,12821,453
Israel1731:49,4666,521
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Brunei1451:2,888505
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Canada401:921,14070,350
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Moldova201:178,06817,570
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Macau91:66,848400
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Oman71:526,8535,771
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Mägar (64) are calculated separately.

Magar (12,716) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mägar9364/
Mangar9126,610/
Magare915,653/
Maghar911,683/
Maggar91307/
Magard91241/
Magart9198/
Magaar9184/
Maigar9178/
Majgar9171/
Masgar9168/
Maygar9160/
Magaur9138/
Maegar9119/
Maugar9110/
Mhagar917/
Mahgar915/
Magarh914/
Meagar913/
Magarz913/
Magair912/
Mmagar912/
Magarr912/
Magahr911/
Magatr911/
Manggar839,482/
Maggard837,807/
Manghar832,800/
Maggart831,190/
Maugard831,069/
Maghear83310/
Magaard83298/
Machgar83161/
Maygard83154/
Makgare8397/
Masghar8343/
Magarre8343/
Maghare8342/
Macgare8340/
Magaure8337/
Mahngar8337/
Magaire8332/
Mangair8332/
Maigare8330/
Mashgar8327/
Meaghar8318/
Maugare8313/
Mahagar8311/
Magharh8310/
Magahar838/
Mhagare838/
MacGard837/
MacGarr837/
Maughar835/
Maghair834/
Maingar834/
Mangaur833/
Maagard833/
Mmagare833/
Maghaar833/
Maggare832/
Maagare832/
Mahgare832/
Magaare832/
Mangaar832/
Mangarh832/
Maeghar832/
Maggarz831/
Maccgar831/
Maigair831/
Magaair831/
Masgard831/
Maigard831/
Majgard831/
Mangarr831/
Mangahr831/
MacGaur830/
Maugart830/
Maghart830/
Maugair830/
Mausgar830/
Magor803,890/
Mogar802,314/
Megar80329/
Magór801/
Maagaard77584/
Maigaard77443/
Majgaard77432/
Mahagare77104/
Magarova7762/
Mangahar7710/
Machghar776/
Mahaghar774/
Mannggar774/
Mangharh772/
Mashhgar771/
Magarová771/
Magueare771/
Maigaire771/
Maigardt771/
Maigarth771/
Maigeare771/
Manghahr771/
Manghhar771/
MacGaurd770/
Mogare739,597/
Mongar736,404/
McGarr731,766/
Magore731,501/
Meghar731,131/
Magour73700/
Mangor73399/
Mougar73275/
Moghar73258/
Mogard73226/
Mosgar73224/
Meagor73147/
McGair73127/
Mogart7347/
Magord7344/
Meigar7330/
Maggor7320/
Maghor7320/
Mehgar7320/
Megarr7315/
Meggar7312/
Mogair734/
Muigar734/
Moogar733/
Magoor733/
Maigor733/
Megair732/
Magotr731/
Maugor731/
Magorz731/
Moigar731/
Mogaur731/
Meegar731/
Maygor730/
Maygarova7134/
Maghaireh7113/
Maghayreh718/
Mahaghare717/
Mahaagare712/
Manghahar711/
Mougare67591/
Moungar67343/
Mangour67303/
Manghor67182/
Mougard67118/
Mokgare67105/
Moghare6758/
Magoure6731/
Mogaard6729/
Maugour6728/
Maigore6724/
Mhagore6719/
Makgore6716/
Manggor6714/
Magoire6711/
Majgour6711/
Maghour6711/
Meiggar6710/
Mangoor679/
Meigard679/
Moigare679/
Monggar676/
Moongar675/
Mosgart674/
Moggard673/
Monghar672/
Mogarth672/
Magheir671/
Maagore671/
Mogarhe671/
Meangor671/
Mogartt671/
Maghuor671/
Magorre671/
Maigour671/
Mouggar671/
Meyngar671/
Moghgar671/
Moughar671/
Meeghar671/
Masghor671/
Maaheegaar671/
Maggord670/
Meaghor670/
Maggort670/
Magueir670/
Meegaar670/

Magar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magar in the Georgian language
მაგარmagar-
Magar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﺮmkr-
Magar in the Bengali language
মগরmagara-
Magar in the Marathi language
मगरmagara98.38
सागरsagara0.12
मगारmagara0.04
मागरmagara0.04
अमरamara0.03
मगरेmagare0.02
मागारmagara0.02
गरेgare0.01
मगmaga0.01
मगनmagana0.01
माजरेmajare0
मौयर्mauyar0
मोगरmogara0
मगर्magar0
दागरdagara0
मशरmasara0
पगारेpagare0
मांगmanga0
गागरेgagare0
आकरakara0
पगरpagara0
मरmara0
सगरीsagari0
नागरnagara0
महारूmaharu0
़मगरmagara0
मगरुmagaru0
गरgara0
सगरsagara0
अगदagada0
नगरnagara0
मेगरmegara0
मगऱmagara0
गगरgagara0
Magar in the Oriya language
ମଗରmagara97.99
ମାଗରmagara0.54
ମଗmaga0.31
ମହାmaha0.08
ମାଗmaga0.08
Magar in the Hindi language
मगरmagara88.93
मागरmagara9.09
मगारmagara0.79
मागराmagara0.79
Magar in the Russian language
Магарmagar-
Magar in the Arabic language
ماجارmajar-
مقارmqar-

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