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

Magdy (Arabic: مغدى) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magdy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,488th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 20,144 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Magdy live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Magdy is also the 3,320th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 315,058 people.

This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 343,119 people, or 1 in 268. Without taking into account Egypt this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.

Magdy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Magdy last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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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