Magyar Surname

19,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Magyar Surname User-submission:

Magyar is the name the Hungarians use to call themselves, also the name of one of the tribes of ancient coming to present Hungary.

Magyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary21,1101:46534
United States2,8721:126,20413,393
Romania9691:20,7202,655
Slovakia7351:7,260711
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Austria3101:27,4694,354
Germany1921:419,29938,092
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Slovenia1561:15,9473,734
England1321:422,10728,563
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Czechia931:114,33818,644
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Israel471:182,07718,133
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Croatia271:156,61520,822
France251:2,656,909193,074
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Montenegro111:58,1423,476
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Magyár (10) are calculated separately.

Magyar (48) may also be a first name.

Magyar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Magyar is the name the Hungarians use to call themselves, also the name of one of the tribes of ancient coming to present Hungary.

- anphalas

Magyar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magyar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Magyar (Marathi: माग्यार) occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Magyár. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magyar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,776th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 263,069 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Magyar reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 21,110 people, or 1 in 465. In Hungary Magyar is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Hungary it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Romania, where 3 percent reside.

Magyar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Magyar surname are 9.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Magyar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $52,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magyár9410/
Madyar83234/
Magyor8319/
Mogyar831/
Mahdyar773/
Madhyar771/
Maďar73713/
Madaiyar7135/
Madayyar715/
Mahadyar711/
Hmadyasr711/
Madiar671,742/
Madyarova671,441/
Madjar67988/
Madear6732/
Mahďar6718/
Modyar6713/
Mogyor671/

Magyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magyar in the Marathi language
माग्यारmagyara66.67
माग्यार्magyar33.33

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