Magdy Surname

1,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Magdy Surname User-submission:

One of the holy names of God in the Muslim religion. It means most honorable and most giving.

Magdy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt343,1191:26817
Saudi Arabia10,0971:3,056400
Yemen3,3911:7,7931,037
Iraq3,2851:10,661822
Kuwait5881:6,464890
United Arab Emirates3791:24,1752,727
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Canada601:614,09350,489
Tunisia491:12,4622,053
Israel481:178,28417,874
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
England251:2,228,72284,230
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Austria101:851,54467,454
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Oman101:368,7975,193
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Magdy (315,058) may also be a first name.

Magdy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

One of the holy names of God in the Muslim religion. It means most honorable and most giving.

- madijonee

Magdy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magdy (Arabic: مغدى) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magdy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,488th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,144 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Magdy are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,320th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 315,058 people.

Magdy is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 343,119 people, or 1 in 268. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and Yemen, where 1 percent live.

Magdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Magdy last name is principally Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Magdy surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Magdy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $50,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magday913,660/
Magdey911,871/
Magdyy91305/
Magdiy9158/
Maagdy911/
Maggdy911/
Maghdy911/
Magdych83296/
Magdycz83120/
Magdysh836/
Magdaya836/
Maigdey834/
Maagdyy834/
Mangday833/
Macgdey831/
Magdi8040,657/
Magda8010,629/
Magde805,262/
Megdy8010/
Mogdy804/
Makdy801/
Mangde731,731/
Magdii731,254/
Macduy73797/
Magder73747/
Magdei73213/
Magdie73184/
Maagda73182/
Magdee73154/
Magdea7385/
Magdij7378/
Magdis7342/
Magdeh7336/
Magdid7328/
Mangdi7327/
Magdha7319/
Magdej7319/
Magdiz7315/
Magdai7313/
Maghda737/
MacDay736/
Maghde735/
Maggdi735/
Magdes734/
Maghdi734/
Mag'di734/
Meagdi734/
Magdhi733/
Makdey731/
Makdyy731/
Maigda731/
Magdaa731/
Makdiy731/
Magdez731/
Magdeu731/
Maugda731/
Maigde731/
Magdich67505/
Magdait67120/
Maghdid6737/
Magdeer6737/
Mahagde6718/
Magdeed6718/
Magdech6715/
Magdish6712/
Maghder6712/
Mangdee6710/
Magdihs679/
Maghded673/
Maghdeh673/
Mageedi672/
Meangde672/
Mongday671/
Maigedi671/
Maigede671/
Mangdai671/
Maangde671/
Mahagda671/
Maingde671/
Macqudy671/
Magduid671/

Magdy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magdy in the Arabic language
مغدىmghdy-
مجدىmjdy-

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