Magu Surname

74,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Magu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7921:16,5401,986
Nigeria1,2291:144,1369,197
India9601:799,02635,867
Papua New Guinea2921:27,9243,159
Indonesia2811:470,63838,844
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Pakistan1521:1,175,28914,220
Solomon Islands781:7,4361,165
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Romania691:290,98426,482
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Moldova561:63,5968,738
United States511:7,107,038327,397
France441:1,509,607143,950
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
England51:11,143,612252,590
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Magú (1) & Magù (1) are calculated separately.

Magu (15,716) may also be a first name.

Magu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magu (Arabic: ماغو, Bengali: মাগু, Georgian: მაგუ, Hindi: मगु, Marathi: मागु, Oriya: ମାଗୁ, Russian: Магу, Tibetan: མ་གུ།) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Magú or Magù. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,840th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,109,553 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Magu live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Magu is also the 44,948th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 15,716 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,792 people, or 1 in 16,540. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Kiambu County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Magu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Magu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Magu surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Magu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Magu last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (98%) in Kenya and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Magu are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Magu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning R 224,244 per year and in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magú921/
Magù921/
Mangu8922,737/
Magut894,426/
Magau892,380/
Magou892,344/
Maggu891,194/
Maghu89672/
Magus89639/
Maigu89286/
Magud89176/
Maugu89114/
Mmagu8970/
Maguu8935/
Maguz8924/
Makgu8921/
Maguś8920/
Meagu8912/
Maagu8912/
Maguh898/
Magup898/
Maegu893/
Mahgu892/
Mgagu892/
Maguí891/
Maguš891/
Maingu8010,158/
Magaud801,940/
Mangou801,592/
Mahugu801,569/
Magoud801,331/
Maungu801,233/
Magouh80451/
Manggu80445/
Mangau80303/
Magouz80248/
Makgau80247/
Magueu80220/
Maughu80197/
Maghud80155/
Magous80144/
Mahagu80142/
Maangu80141/
Maigut80114/
Mhangu8091/
Maegau8043/
Meangu8038/
Manghu8034/
Maghui8031/
Maigau8031/
Magoux8031/
Maggau8029/
Magheu8029/
Maggou8028/
Maigou8021/
Masgut8019/
Magauh8019/
Maagou8016/
Masgud8015/
Maghau8014/
Maguss8014/
Maghup8010/
Magaut8010/
Maigup809/
Mahgup809/
Mang'u806/
Maghou806/
Maghus805/
Makgou805/
Maguch804/
Magguh804/
Meagau804/
Majgou804/
Manguj804/
Magahu804/
Maygut803/
Magghu803/
Maghut803/
Maigus802/
Maegou802/
Maugou802/
Maghuj801/
Magohu801/
Maqgus801/
Macgou801/
Maeguu801/
Magaux801/
Magust801/
Magusz801/
Maguľa801/
Magoup801/
Manguș801/
Meageu801/
Meagou801/
Mmagou801/
Magutt801/
Maggut801/
Maighu801/
Mahgou801/
Mmagau801/
Mmangu801/
Maghuz801/
Maguus801/
Maugau800/
Meaghu800/
Maggus800/
Maugus800/
Megu752,712/
Mogu75892/
Magó75451/
McGu753/
Mahgoup731,408/
Maghous73866/
Manggau73797/
Maagouz73552/
Maghouz73234/
Maghoud73187/
Maghout7372/
Maingou7363/
Maaghup7345/
Maggouh7327/
Magujje7326/
Magault7314/
Mahagou7311/
Mangghu7310/
Maghaus7310/
Magoust7310/
Mangouh738/
Magueuh738/
Maiguth738/
Ma'agau737/
Magouss736/
Masguut736/
Maghuis735/
Maugaut734/
Maagueu732/
Magouët732/
Manghui732/
Mahgueu732/
Maugout732/
Mangguh732/
Maungou732/
Mahgout731/
Mainggu731/
Maughuu731/
Manghou731/
Mashghu731/
Mashgou731/
Machgut731/
Maaghud731/
Maghaup731/
Maghuut731/
Magueup731/
Maigeou731/
Maingau731/
Majguth731/
Manggou731/
Mang'au731/
Mahhgup731/
Mashgut731/
Maungau731/
Maugaus730/
Magheus730/
Mogus672,387/
Mongu671,523/
Magoo67875/
Mogou67503/
Moghu67497/
Moguš67339/
Mogau67144/
Magauova67100/
Meghu6786/
Mogut6777/
Moogu6764/
Magoe6747/
Megau6747/
Moggu6732/
Machguth6729/
Meegu6725/
Maugoust6723/
Mahangou6721/
Muigu6714/
Maghouch679/
Masghoud676/
Magoň675/
Mogup675/
Moguj675/
Moegu674/
Mashggou674/
McGau674/
Mmogu674/
Meggu673/
Mahangau672/
Meguh672/
Meigu672/
Magão672/
Moguț672/
Mohgu671/
Muogu671/
Moguz671/
Massgoud671/
Massgous671/
Maghoush671/

Magu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magu in the Georgian language
მაგუmagu-
Magu in the Oriya language
ମାଗୁmagu91.87
ମଗୁmagu4.61
ମାଗୁାଇଁmagua'im2.57
ମାଂଗୁmangu0.41
ମାଗୂmagu0.27
Magu in the Tibetan language
མ་གུ།magu66.67
མ་གུ་magu33.33
Magu in the Bengali language
মাগুmagu50
মগুmagu50
Magu in the Marathi language
मागुmagu43.06
मगुmagu24.86
मागूmagu15.61
मगूmagu12.43
मं़गूmamgu0.87
मं़गुmamgu0.87
मंगुmangu0.87
मांगुmangu0.58
मंगूmangu0.58
मा्गुmagu0.29
Magu in the Hindi language
मगुmagu30.06
मागूmagu25.29
मागुmagu24.34
मगूmagu20.1
मॉगूmogu0.06
माग्ाूmagau0.03
मग्गुmaggu0.03
माग्ाुmagau0.03
मगाmaga0.03
मांगीmangi0.03
Magu in the Russian language
Магуmagu-
Magu in the Arabic language
ماغوmaghw-

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