Margai Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Margai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| Sierra Leone | 49 | 1:144,686 | 305 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Margaï (1) are calculated separately.
Margai (168) may also be a first name.
Margai Demographics
Average Margai Salary in
United States
$46,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Margai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Margai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Margai (Marathi: मगर्इ, Oriya: ମରଗାଇ) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Margaï. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Margai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 953,750th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Margai live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Margai is also the 705,855th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 168 people.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 56,520. In Liberia Margai is most frequent in: Margibi County, where 40 percent live, Montserrado County, where 27 percent live and Bong County, where 23 percent live. Not including Liberia Margai is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 18 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Margai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Margai has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Margai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Margai surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Margai earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,357 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Margai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Margai in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରଗାଇ | maraga'i | - |
| Margai in the Marathi language | ||
| मगर्इ | magar'i | - |
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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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- 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 Margai
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