McMagh Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

McMagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McMagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMagh is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMagh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname McMagh occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of McMagh live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa McMagh is mostly found in: North West, where 43 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent reside. Apart from South Africa McMagh is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

McMagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McMagh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McMagh surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McMagh last name is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

McMagh earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.48% less than the national average, earning R 205,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMaugh92214/
MacMagh920/
McMag910/
McGemagh865/
MacMaugh861/
McKamagh860/
McMaghee860/
McMaough860/
McMach833/
McMaughey802/
Mcmg801/
McMauch771/
McMagay770/
McComaughy753/
McComaghyy751/
McComaghey751/
McMac732/
Mqmag731/
Mechmach71247/
Mchimaga719/
MacMacha712/
Mkumagah711/
McMcghee711/
McMchugh711/
Machamag711/
Mchmache711/
McComach710/
McMauche710/
Macmac671,402/
Macmak6746/
Mechmacha6720/
McMack6713/
Mcmcha677/
Mzmakh674/
MacMig671/
MacMka671/
Micmac671/
McCmig671/
Hmgmgh671/
McMeka671/
Machamago671/
McComaqhy671/
Mcamca671/
Mcumca671/
Mokmag671/
Mcghmc671/
McMich670/
McMuch670/
McCammach670/
McMask670/
McMacks620/

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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
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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 McMagh
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