Magaña Surname

5,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Magaña Surname Definition:

Castilian name from the village of Magaña, a political division of Agreda in Soria.

Magaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico96,3001:1,289196
El Salvador9,6711:656132
Spain2,8141:16,6141,880
Chile1,3431:13,1171,017
Guatemala3711:43,3502,142
Argentina2821:151,57212,809
Colombia2581:185,1714,777
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Costa Rica621:77,0981,454
Panama561:69,8623,012
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Magana (44,247) & Magańa (1) are calculated separately.

Magaña Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Castilian name from the village of Magaña, a political division of Agreda in Soria.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Magaña Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magaña (Arabic: مغني, Hindi: मगना, Marathi: मगना, Oriya: ମଗନା) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Magana or Magańa. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magaña? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,071st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 65,319 people. Magaña is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Magaña live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname Magaña is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 96,300 people, or 1 in 1,289. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Michoacán, where 21 percent are found, Jalisco, where 15 percent are found and Tabasco, where 14 percent are found. Barring Mexico it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 9 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Magaña Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Magaña has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Magaña last name expanded 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Magaña Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Magaña earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,840 per year and in Colombia they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $23,685,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magana9444,247/
Magańa941/
Magañas9231/
Maagaña921/
Maghaña921/
Maganña921/
Magaaña921/
Mangaña921/
Magaño83443/
Magoña831/
Maganga77128,832/
Mangana775,349/
Maganya774,183/
Magagna772,523/
Maganha771,465/
Maigana771,445/
Maganja771,020/
Magania77342/
Magajna77255/
Mgagana77158/
Maganas77104/
Maganad77103/
Makgana7793/
Maugana7781/
Magamha7776/
Maganay7766/
Maghana7744/
Masgana7726/
Magayna7718/
Magaina7717/
Magan'a7712/
Maganai7710/
Maganna778/
Magaana775/
Mangoña775/
Maganat775/
Maggana773/
Maganaa773/
Maganah772/
Maagana772/
Magañgo772/
Magamna771/
Magaano771/
Mangaño771/
Magahna771/
Maghanga716,150/
Manganya71970/
Mang'ana71679/
Maiganga71405/
Mhangana71347/
Maghanay71344/
Manggana71268/
Magauina71151/
Manganna71147/
Makganya7181/
Mangaina7163/
Magganas7150/
Manganay7124/
Manganja7123/
Masganas7121/
Maghania7117/
Manganai7115/
Manghana7115/
Mahagana7111/
Maghanah7110/
Mangania719/
Maganias717/
Mankgana717/
Maiganna717/
Manganah716/
Mhaganya715/
Mauganya714/
Manganea714/
Maangana714/
Maiganya714/
Manganha714/
Maingana713/
Magangna713/
Magan'ga712/
Maghagna712/
Maungana712/
Magaanoy712/
Maigasna712/
Makghana711/
Magaunja711/
Maghanad711/
Maghanna711/
Maghanya711/
Manga'na711/
Maaganya711/
Maggaano711/
Magaanas711/
Magahano711/
Magainay711/
Mahganga711/
Manganaa711/
Maïganga711/
'Mangana711/
Maaganga711/
Mmakgana711/
Mmangana711/
Magano676,183/
Magona674,597/
Mogana671,373/
Mainganya67547/
Mang'anya67392/
Maunganya67166/
Mangannay6741/
Manganija6722/
Magahanoy678/
Manganaha676/
Manghania676/
Makganyoa676/
Mmakganya674/
Mhanganya673/
Mangganay673/
Mahangana672/
Manganaay672/
Maghanadh671/
Mmaiganga671/
Manggaina671/
Mangahina671/
Maghamnia671/
Maigainna671/
Magueania671/
Makganoha671/
Maganhaus670/

Magaña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magaña in the Hindi language
मगनाmagana98
मगानाmagana1.64
मगनmagana0.07
मगणाmagana0.07
मग्ानाmagana0.03
मगाणाmagana0.03
मागानाmagana0.03
मंगनाmangana0.03
मदनmadana0.03
Magaña in the Marathi language
मगनाmagana74.29
मेघनाmeghana5.71
मगानाmagana5.71
मगनmagana2.86
मेगनाmegana2.86
मगणाmagana2.86
मागणाmagana2.86
मंगलाmangala2.86
Magaña in the Oriya language
ମଗନାmagana38.46
ମାଗଣାmagana33.33
ମାଗାନାmagana14.1
ମାଗନାmagana8.97
ମାଗନmagana2.56
ମଗଣାmagana1.28
ମାଗଣmagana1.28
Magaña in the Arabic language
مغنيmghny-

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