Magu Surname
Approximately 6,568 people bear this surname
Magu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,792 | 1:16,540 | 1,986 |
| Nigeria | 1,229 | 1:144,136 | 9,197 |
| India | 960 | 1:799,026 | 35,867 |
| Papua New Guinea | 292 | 1:27,924 | 3,159 |
| Indonesia | 281 | 1:470,638 | 38,844 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Pakistan | 152 | 1:1,175,289 | 14,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 78 | 1:7,436 | 1,165 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Romania | 69 | 1:290,984 | 26,482 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Moldova | 56 | 1:63,596 | 8,738 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
The alternate forms: Magú (1) & Magù (1) are calculated separately.
Magu (15,716) may also be a first name.
Magu Demographics
Magu Political Affiliation
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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
Magu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magu in the Georgian language | ||
| მაგუ | magu | - |
| Magu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଗୁ | magu | 91.87 |
| ମଗୁ | magu | 4.61 |
| ମାଗୁାଇଁ | magua'im | 2.57 |
| ମାଂଗୁ | mangu | 0.41 |
| ମାଗୂ | magu | 0.27 |
| Magu in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་གུ། | magu | 66.67 |
| མ་གུ་ | magu | 33.33 |
| Magu in the Bengali language | ||
| মাগু | magu | 50 |
| মগু | magu | 50 |
| Magu in the Marathi language | ||
| मागु | magu | 43.06 |
| मगु | magu | 24.86 |
| मागू | magu | 15.61 |
| मगू | magu | 12.43 |
| मं़गू | mamgu | 0.87 |
| मं़गु | mamgu | 0.87 |
| मंगु | mangu | 0.87 |
| मांगु | mangu | 0.58 |
| मंगू | mangu | 0.58 |
| मा्गु | magu | 0.29 |
| Magu in the Hindi language | ||
| मगु | magu | 30.06 |
| मागू | magu | 25.29 |
| मागु | magu | 24.34 |
| मगू | magu | 20.1 |
| मॉगू | mogu | 0.06 |
| माग्ाू | magau | 0.03 |
| मग्गु | maggu | 0.03 |
| माग्ाु | magau | 0.03 |
| मगा | maga | 0.03 |
| मांगी | mangi | 0.03 |
| Magu in the Russian language | ||
| Магу | magu | - |
| Magu in the Arabic language | ||
| ماغو | maghw | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magu
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