Margret Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Margret Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of a flower with white petals and yellow in the middle.

Margret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6171:287,10316,148
India4841:1,584,84658,592
Papua New Guinea1991:40,9734,986
Uganda1181:330,84122,179
Kenya361:1,282,77535,275
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Margret (651,733) may also be a first name.

Margret Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of a flower with white petals and yellow in the middle.

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Margret Last Name Facts

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

Margret (Arabic: مرغرت, Bengali: মারগ্রেত, Hindi: मारग्रेट, Marathi: मागर्रेट, Oriya: ମାରେଗଟ, Russian: Маргрет) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Margret click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Margret? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,393rd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Margret are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Margret is also the 1,503rd most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 651,733 people.

The last name Margret is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 287,103. In Nigeria Margret is mostly found in: Ondo, where 10 percent reside, Cross River, where 9 percent reside and Bauchi, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Margret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Margret has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Margret last name fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Margret Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Margret last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Margret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margret in the Bengali language
মারগ্রেতmaragreta-
Margret in the Marathi language
मागर्रेटmagarreta63.16
मागरेटmagareta10.53
मॉगर्रेटmogarreta5.26
मागटmagata5.26
मारगमेटmaragameta5.26
मरिगतmarigata5.26
मारगटmaragata5.26
Margret in the Oriya language
ମାରେଗଟmaregata50
ମାଗର୍େରଟmagarerata10
ମାେଗଟ୍maegat10
ମାଗର୍ାେରଟmagaraerata10
ମାେଗଟmaegata10
ମାର୍େଗଟ୍maregat10
Margret in the Hindi language
मारग्रेटmaragreta46.43
मार्ग्रेटmargreta17.86
मार्गरेटmargareta14.29
माग्रेटmagreta10.71
मायग्रटmayagrata3.57
मग्रेटmagreta3.57
मारगेटmarageta3.57
Margret in the Russian language
Маргретmargret-
Margret in the Arabic language
مرغرتmrghrt-

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