Margolius Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Margolius Surname Definition:

“Pearl” in Hebrew (Margalit). Also written as Margolis, Margo, etc.

Margolius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Israel311:276,05324,632
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Margolius Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Pearl” in Hebrew (Margalit). Also written as Margolis, Margo, etc.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Margolius Last Name Facts

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

Margolius (Russian: Марголиус) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Margolius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 734,496th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Margolius live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 20 percent reside, New York, where 19 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Margolius exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Margolius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Margolius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Margolius surname grew 3,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Margolius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Margolius surname are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Margolius earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning R 307,452 per year and in United States they earn 49.64% more than the national average, earning $64,568 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Margolius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margolius in the Russian language
Марголиусmargolius-

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