Magus Surname
Approximately 639 people bear this surname
Magus Surname Definition:
John Magus, witness, 1549 (Gaw, 15). Perhaps local; there is Magus (Upper and Nether) near St. Andrews, Fife.
Magus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 193 | 1:685,229 | 53,355 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Mägus (24), Maguś (20) & Maguš (1) are calculated separately.
Magus (2,194) may also be a first name.
Magus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
John Magus, witness, 1549 (Gaw, 15). Perhaps local; there is Magus (Upper and Nether) near St. Andrews, Fife.
Magus Demographics
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Magus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magus (Marathi: मगूस, Russian: Магус) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant: Mägus, Maguś or Maguš. For other potential spellings of Magus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 511,519th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Magus reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 159,896th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 2,194 people.
This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 685,229. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Jakarta, where 49 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 47 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Magus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Magus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Magus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Magus are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.
The amount Magus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $54,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magus in the Marathi language | ||
| मगूस | magusa | - |
| Magus in the Russian language | ||
| Магус | magus | - |
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