Magaw Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Magaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:568,11746,655
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Magaw (19) may also be a first name.

Magaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magaw is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 480,521st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Magaw reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Magaw is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 19 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Magaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Magaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Magaw surname rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Magaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Magaw last name is predominantly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Magaw last name are 23.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Magaw earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $41,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning $47,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magawe91499/
Macgaw91118/
Magaiw9176/
Masgaw919/
Maugaw916/
Makgaw912/
Magauw910/
Makgawe8310/
Maghauw836/
Maigawe831/
Magauwe831/
Mahagaw831/
McGaw802,932/
Megaw801,140/
Magab8036/
Magow8018/
Magav8016/
Magaf803/
Mogaw801/
Maigaiwe772/
Magowa732,354/
Magova731,247/
Magowe73467/
Maghav73248/
Mangaf7332/
Mangav7320/
Masgaf7312/
Mongaw737/
Magafe736/
Magaib735/
Maigab735/
Mogawe735/
Magabh733/
Maigow731/
Maghab731/
Maugaf731/
Magafh731/
Macgow731/
Magayv731/
Magouw730/
Magaff730/
Makgowe67140/
Maygova67100/
Mokgawe6756/
Maigova6744/
Makgowa6739/
Mogauwe6721/
Mahagav6710/
Manghav677/
Maagowa675/
Maigowa675/
Maghowa675/
Mogashw671/
Mahgova671/
Maghabh671/
Majgova671/
Moghawe671/
Magouws671/
Maghowz671/
Magouwe671/
Maigowe671/
Meagowe671/
Mougawe671/
Meighaw671/

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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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  • 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 Magaw
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