Margita Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
Margita Surname User-submission:
There were two different branches of the Margetta family that came to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. One of them, the family of György Margita and Erzsébet Jaskanits originated from Eperjes, Slovakia.
Margita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 148 | 1:36,057 | 6,609 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 1:1,763,323 | 114,023 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Márgita (1) are calculated separately.
Margita (71,148) may also be a first name.
Margita Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There were two different branches of the Margetta family that came to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. One of them, the family of György Margita and Erzsébet Jaskanits originated from Eperjes, Slovakia.
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Margita Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Margita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Margita Come From? nationality or country of origin
Margita (Arabic: مارجيتا, Georgian: მარგიტა, Oriya: ମାଗିର୍ତା, Russian: Маргита) is most common in Slovakia. It can also occur as: Márgita. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Margita? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 697,244th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Margita are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Margita is also the 13,671st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 71,148 people.
It is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 36,057. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 23 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 21 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Slovakia this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.
Margita Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Margita surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.
Margita earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning $40,229 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Margita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Margita in the Georgian language | ||
| მარგიტა | margita | - |
| Margita in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଗିର୍ତା | magirta | 50 |
| ମାଗର୍ୀତା | magarita | 41.67 |
| ମାଗତା | magata | 8.33 |
| Margita in the Russian language | ||
| Маргита | margita | - |
| Margita in the Arabic language | ||
| مارجيتا | marjyta | - |
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