Maega Surname
Approximately 780 people bear this surname
Maega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 617 | 1:85,805 | 8,715 |
| Solomon Islands | 77 | 1:7,533 | 1,189 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maega (166) may also be a first name.
Maega Demographics
Average Maega Salary in
South Africa
R 139,536
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Maega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maega (Hindi: माॅगा, Marathi: मांेगा, Oriya: ମଏଗା) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 439,223rd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. The surname Maega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Maega reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maega is also the 710,504th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 166 people.
The last name Maega is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 85,805. In Tanzania Maega is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 54 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Maega exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Maega Last Name Statistics demography
Maega earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning R 139,536 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maega in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଏଗା | ma'ega | - |
| Maega in the Marathi language | ||
| मांेगा | mamega | - |
| Maega in the Hindi language | ||
| माॅगा | maega | 80 |
| मांेगा | mamega | 20 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Maega
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