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 may also be found 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 last name is the 511,519th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Magus live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Magus is also the 159,896th most common first name globally. It is borne by 2,194 people.
The last name Magus is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 685,229. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 49 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 47 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Magus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Magus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Magus last name increased 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 holding the Magus last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Magus surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with 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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