Magnay Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Magnay Surname Definition:
Most likely from one of the several places in Normandy called Magni.
Magnay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 734 | 1:104,608 | 10,119 |
| Australia | 209 | 1:129,166 | 14,085 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Philippines | 80 | 1:1,265,478 | 96,721 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
Magnay (13) may also be a first name.
Magnay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Most likely from one of the several places in Normandy called Magni.
Gillebert Magné, Richard and Jordan de Maiguiei, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), also Robert and Nigel de Magny (Ib.). Of this family was Oliver de Mangny or Manny, so famous in the reign of Edward HI., and a peer of England.
From the French, Magny, Magnée; a personal name.
Magnay: whose dreadful and useless questions were the plague of one’s childhood, came from Magny in Calvados.
Magnay Demographics
Average Magnay Salary in
England
£25,766
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Magnay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magnay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magnay (Hindi: माग्नया, Russian: Магнай) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Magnay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magnay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magnay is the 322,243rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname Magnay is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Magnay live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Magnay is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 104,608. In Iran Magnay is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 30 percent are found, South Khorasan Province, where 14 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Iran Magnay exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Magnay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Magnay has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Magnay last name grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magnay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magnay in the Hindi language | ||
| माग्नया | magnaya | - |
| Magnay in the Russian language | ||
| Магнай | magnaj | - |
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