Magvay Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Magvay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Magvay (17) may also be a first name.
Magvay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magvay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magvay (Russian: Магвай) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magvay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magvay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Magvay reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Magvay is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 3,792,712. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Yaroslavl Oblast, where 26 percent reside, Samara Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Moscow, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Russia Magvay occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 9 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magvay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magvay in the Russian language | ||
| Магвай | magvaj | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Magvay
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