The Magar surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 831 people carried this name — #28,679 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 79% from 465 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Magar.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 53 people named Magar live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Magar,
with a public archive behind them.
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MaryLynn Magar 1963– · politician -
Paul Magar 1909–2000 · painter
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Guy Magar 1948– · screenwriter
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Bernd Magar 1959– · translator
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Devi Gharti Magar 1986– · singer
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Miruna Magar 1994– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Magar.
- Maffeo 708 · U.S. census
- Maffioli 116 · U.S. census
- Magalhaes 1,119 · U.S. census
- Magallon 5,387 · U.S. census
- Magan 720 · U.S. census
- Magana 39,105 · U.S. census
- Magarian 292 · U.S. census
- Magat 818 · U.S. census
- Magda 1,067 · U.S. census
- Mage 140 · U.S. census
- Magen 174 · U.S. census
- Mager 2,980 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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