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The Magana surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 39,105 people carried this name — #888 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,540 people counted. That is up 42% from 27,571 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 249 people named Magana live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 128
Mendoza 76
Neuquén 18
Río Negro 15
City of Buenos Aires 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 94 people named Magana.

37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 37
Hauts-de-Seine 16
Paris 13
Rhône 5
Gironde 4
Seine-Maritime 4
Vaucluse 3
Hérault 2
Val-de-Marne 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Magana in American newspapers,
1895–1962.

Newspaper page from The Maryville Times carrying the name Magana
The Maryville Times 1895-04-25
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Magana
La Prensa 1918-09-16
Newspaper page from El Mundo carrying the name Magana
El Mundo 1923-08-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,776 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Magana,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jessie Magana
    Jessie Magana 1974– · author
  • José L. Magana Mendoza 1947– · botanical collector
  • Ana Magana 1983– · association football player
  • Nallely Magana 1994– · association football player
  • Nicholas Magana 1996– · swimmer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Magana.

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