Maghew Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Maghew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259

Maghew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maghew is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghew? popularity and diffusion

Maghew is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Maghew is primarily found in Africa, where 29 percent of Maghew live; 29 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is mostly found in: Somerset, where 50 percent live and Worcestershire, where 50 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Maghew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Maghew surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magew9126/
Mangheew862/
Magewe8314/
Maghef834/
Magiew833/
Maghev831/
Maingew776/
Maygheb772/
Mangiew772/
Magephe771/
Meighew770/
Megew7338/
Magev7310/
Magiw731/
Magaiw6776/
Maguev6764/
Magiev6763/
Magiwe6738/
Mogheb6732/
Mageev6714/
Mangiw676/
Mangev675/
Mageeb674/
Moghev671/
Maggiw671/
Mecgew671/
Maegev671/
Magefe671/
Maghiv671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Maghew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis