Magor Surname

118,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Magor Surname Definition:

From mager, maga, the feeding-place. Others connect the name Magor with Mauger, Major, Mayor, and Mayer. See also Maker.

Magor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,2171:345,99318,940
Australia3491:77,3529,038
England2761:201,87717,601
Israel2071:41,3415,635
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Wales731:42,3914,090
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Canada531:695,20056,020
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
France221:3,019,215204,848
Austria211:405,49741,758
South Sudan161:713,442947
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:87,0559,135
Wales371:42,3902,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

The alternate forms: Magór (1) are calculated separately.

Magor (1,030) may also be a first name.

Magor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From mager, maga, the feeding-place. Others connect the name Magor with Mauger, Major, Mayor, and Mayer. See also Maker.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

During the latter part of last century there was a Captain Magor, of Chacewater (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Magor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magor (Hindi: मगोर, Marathi: मागोर, Russian: Магор) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Magór. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magor is the 118,225th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,873,405 people. The surname Magor occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Magor are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 249,988th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,030 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 2,217 people, or 1 in 345,993. In India Magor is mostly found in: Assam, where 97 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent reside and Meghalaya, where 1 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Magor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Magor has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Magor surname contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Magor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Magor are 17.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Magor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.43% more than the national average, earning R 447,792 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $47,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magór931/
Magore911,501/
Magour91700/
Mangor91399/
Meagor91147/
Magord9144/
Maggor9120/
Maghor9120/
Magoor913/
Maigor913/
Magotr911/
Maugor911/
Magorz911/
Maygor910/
Mangour83303/
Manghor83182/
Magoure8331/
Maugour8328/
Maigore8324/
Mhagore8319/
Makgore8316/
Manggor8314/
Magoire8311/
Majgour8311/
Maghour8311/
Mangoor839/
Maagore831/
Meangor831/
Maghuor831/
Magorre831/
Maigour831/
Masghor831/
Maggord830/
Meaghor830/
Maggort830/
Magar80740,664/
Mogor801,743/
Magur80450/
Mógor80376/
Megor8043/
Magúr8010/
Magür801/
Mashgour7747/
Maugourd7739/
Magorova7710/
Mashgord778/
Manghour772/
Machgour772/
Mahagore771/
Maghorre771/
Mashgoor771/
Mhaagore771/
Masghour771/
Maghoire771/
Masghoor771/
Maggortt770/
Mangar7326,610/
Magare735,653/
Maghar731,683/
Mogore731,124/
Maigur731,099/
Mongor73525/
Magure73472/
Maggar73307/
Magard73241/
Mangur73239/
Mogort73138/
Maygur73114/
Magart7398/
Magaar7384/
Maigar7378/
Mahgür7378/
Majgar7371/
Masgar7368/
Maygar7360/
Magaur7338/
Maghur7335/
Maegar7319/
Megorr7313/
Masgur7312/
Mougor7312/
Maugar7310/
McGore739/
Meghor738/
Mhagar737/
Mahgar735/
Meigor735/
Meygor735/
Magarh734/
Muogor734/
Meagar733/
Magarz733/
Mmagar732/
Mogour732/
Magarr732/
Magahr731/
Magurz731/
Majgur731/
Mogord731/
Mogorr731/
Magatr731/
Magurt730/
Megour730/
Maygorova712/
Magourova712/
Manggar679,482/
Maggard677,807/
Manghar672,800/
Maggart671,190/
Maugard671,069/
Magueur67513/
Magaard67298/
Machgar67161/
Maygard67154/
Manggur67133/
Makgare6797/
Mongour6775/
Masghar6743/
Magarre6743/
Maghare6742/
Macgare6740/
Maigure6738/
Magaure6737/
Mahngar6737/
Maigare6730/
Mashgar6727/
Maagure6725/
Meaghar6718/
Maugare6713/
Mahagar6711/
Magharh6710/
Magahar678/
Mhagare678/
Mogoure678/
MacGard677/
MacGarr677/
Mhongor676/
Maghure675/
Maughar675/
Maingar674/
Mokgore674/
Mangaur673/
Maagard673/
Mashgur673/
Mmagare673/
Maghaar673/
Maggare672/
Meiggor672/
Maagare672/
Mahgare672/
Magaare672/
Mangaar672/
Moghour672/
Mangarh672/
Maeghar672/
Mahagur671/
Maggarz671/
Maiggur671/
Maccgar671/
Masgard671/
Maghutr671/
Maigard671/
Majgard671/
Meggour671/
Mougour671/
Moungor671/
Maungur671/
Meghour671/
Moughor671/
Mogoerh671/
Monggor671/
Mangarr671/
Mangahr671/
MacGaur670/
Maggure670/
Meingor670/
Maugart670/
Maghart670/
Mausgar670/

Magor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magor in the Hindi language
मगोरmagora-
Magor in the Marathi language
मागोरmagora60
मागोmago40
Magor in the Russian language
Магорmagor-

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