Magnac Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Magnac Surname Definition:

A location name in Upper Vienne, France.

Magnac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4991:133,11220,353
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magnac Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Upper Vienne, France.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Magnac: from a place of that name in Haute Vienne.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Magnac Last Name Facts

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

Magnac is found most frequently in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magnac? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 611,703rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Magnac are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 133,112. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 27 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found. Outside of France Magnac occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magnack9211/
Maignac922/
Magnaci921/
Magnauck869/
Magnas8357/
Magnak833/
Magnag832/
Magnaz831/
Magnoc831/
Magnatche802/
Magnaux77163/
Magnaus77108/
Magnock7720/
Magnash7710/
Mangnak7710/
Magnais771/
Maignas771/
Moignac771/
Masgnaux7135/
Mangnaik718/
Maginnas710/
Magnos67142/
Magnouche6715/
Mognaz674/
Magnagová672/
Mognas671/
Moussgnac671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magnac
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