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
Average Magus Salary in
United States
$45,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Magus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magus (Marathi: मगूस, Russian: Магус) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mägus, Maguś or Maguš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magus is the 511,519th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name Magus is predominantly 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. It is borne by 2,194 people.
Magus is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 685,229. In Indonesia Magus is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 49 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 47 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Magus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Magus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Magus last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Magus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Magus surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Magus last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political 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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