Magh Surname

318,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Magh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3431:520,8288,820
India2991:2,565,43681,200
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Mauritania401:102,3726,314
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Panama51:782,45211,059
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Magh (1,321) may also be a first name.

Magh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magh (Bengali: মগ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻕ, Hindi: मघ, Marathi: मघ, Oriya: ମାଘ) is most common in Pakistan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Magh.

How Common Is The Last Name Magh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 318,279th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,196,893 people. The surname Magh is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Magh are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Magh is also the 216,222nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,321 people.

The surname Magh is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 520,828. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Morocco, where 14 percent reside.

Magh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Magh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Magh surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Magh Last Name Statistics demography

Magh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maugh89138/
Meagh8957/
Maagh8942/
Maigh8921/
Mmagh897/
Magsh895/
Mag8622,216/
Mashgh8012/
Mahgsh803/
Machgh802/
Masggh801/
Maag759,255/
Makh753,627/
Magg751,836/
Mags75367/
Maug75340/
Mogh75197/
Maig7598/
Mayg7546/
Mahg7524/
Magt7522/
Magc7521/
Mahk7520/
Mahq7518/
Magk7513/
Magz7510/
Magx755/
Macg753/
Maxh753/
Mahc752/
Majg752/
Magp752/
Makg752/
Meag751/
Maïg751/
Masg751/
Mmag751/
Mhag751/
Maugsch7358/
Maggs676,190/
Mague671,332/
Mahak67719/
Mough67654/
Meigh67615/
Makhe67438/
Maukh67188/
Mackh67151/
Maugg67151/
Mahag67111/
Maakh67100/
Macch6796/
Maxch6760/
Maags6755/
Mahuk6745/
Makhh6741/
Mashq6740/
Mahac6733/
Makkh6718/
Maykh6717/
Maagk6713/
Meygh6713/
Mahug679/
Mashg679/
Mahák678/
Maikh677/
Maagø677/
Maihc676/
Mhakh676/
Meakh676/
Maahg675/
Maixh675/
Mauyg674/
Magss674/
Magqu674/
Moogh673/
Magqe673/
Meagc672/
Maigs672/
Mahkk672/
Mahaq672/
Mahqg672/
Maggt671/
Mahck671/
Maigz671/
Mashc671/
Mathc671/
M'Akh671/
Meagg671/
Meagp671/
Meagz671/
Mhaig671/
Mhaug671/
Machc671/
Maagt671/
Maggì671/
Magke671/
Makph671/
Mahcs671/
Mazkh671/
Maggz671/
Moigh671/
Mmacg671/
Maisg671/
Mahyk671/
Maigg671/
Mahgt671/
Meugh670/
MacSh670/

Magh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magh in the Oriya language
ମାଘmagha-
Magh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻕmaq94.74
ﻣﺎﻍmagh5.26
Magh in the Hindi language
मघmagha76.69
माघmagha19.63
मेघmegha2.45
Magh in the Marathi language
मघmagha72.22
माघmagha27.78
Magh in the Bengali language
মগmaga50
মাঘmagha50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Magh
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