Magadha Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Magadha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Magadha (155) may also be a first name.
Magadha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magadha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magadha (Marathi: मगधा, Oriya: ମଗଧା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magadha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Magadha reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 155 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 513,675. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kamuli District, where 70 percent are found, Luuka District, where 14 percent are found and Buyende District, where 9 percent are found. Not including Uganda Magadha exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magadha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magadha in the Marathi language | ||
| मगधा | magadha | - |
| Magadha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଗଧା | magadha | 76.6 |
| ମାଗଧା | magadha | 17.02 |
| ମଗଧ | magadha | 4.26 |
| ପଦୀପ | padipa | 2.13 |
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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 Magadha
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