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

The surname Magnac occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magnac? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 611,703rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. The surname Magnac is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Magnac reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 133,112. In France Magnac is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 27 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Excluding France this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

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