Magaela Surname

240,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,667 people bear this surname

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

Magaela Surname User-submission:

The Magaela surname means 'great elephant'.

Magaela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6641:32,5594,161
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magaela (37) may also be a first name.

Magaela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Magaela surname means 'great elephant'.

- delphim

Magaela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magaela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magaela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magaela is the 240,075th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,371,653 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magaela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magaela is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

The last name Magaela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,664 people, or 1 in 32,559. In South Africa Magaela is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 49 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 22 percent reside. Not including South Africa Magaela is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Magaela Last Name Statistics demography

Magaela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.63% less than the national average, earning R 124,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magayela93157/
Makgaela935/
Magela9219,672/
Magala9213,487/
Magaheloa882/
Mangayela881/
Manghaela881/
Makgayela881/
Makgala861,035/
Magalay86435/
Magalla86334/
Maigala86312/
Magaula86202/
Mhagala86199/
Magaila86105/
Magalai8661/
Magelau8649/
Magiela8630/
Maggala8629/
Magalia8621/
Maghala8620/
Mogaela8617/
Magaala8614/
Magalah868/
Maigela868/
Magalea868/
Magahla868/
Maagala864/
Maggela864/
Magalaa863/
Magoela862/
Maegela862/
Makgela862/
Magelia861/
Magelah861/
Magelai861/
Maugela861/
Mahgala861/
Makgahyela821/
Makgaila80312/
Mangaila80214/
Magowela8096/
Magallah8072/
Mahagala8015/
Magiyela8013/
Maigalla807/
Magojela807/
Maggalla805/
Mgagaila804/
Mangoela804/
Maghalla802/
Magallau802/
Magayala802/
Mangaula802/
Magallay802/
Magajula802/
Magaulay801/
Magahila801/
Magaulas801/
Magealas801/
Maghaila801/
Maghalah801/
Magielah801/
Magahelo801/
Magalaha801/
Maigalya801/
Makgalla801/
Mangeala801/
Magayula801/
Magoyela801/
Makgahla801/
Magola776,409/
Mogela771,474/
Mogala771,441/
Megala77502/
Magalo77435/
Megela77186/
Magelo77155/
Magała775/
Maingaila75165/
Mangowela75135/
Mangailay756/
Mhagallah755/
Mangayila754/
Maghalaha751/
Magheilah751/
Magigiela751/
Manghaila751/
Mangujala751/
Mongahela751/
Mahakgala751/
Mogaila71604/
Mogalia71531/
Mogalla71494/
Makgalo71458/
Magoula71446/
Megalaa71400/
Mokgala71344/
Mougala71313/
Megalla71304/
Megalai71267/
Megelea71223/
Magalei71219/
Moggala71183/
Magallo71178/
Moogala71164/
Mogalai71118/
Magoelo7178/
Megalia7165/
Maghalo7159/
Mogelea7155/
Mogalay7155/
Magalio7145/
Macgalo7133/
Magolla7129/
Mokgela7129/
Makgola7123/
Mogalah7119/
Maghola7114/
Megelya7113/
Magailo7111/
Magaloi7110/
Moghela719/
Mogalau719/
Meegala718/
Magolah717/
Magalló717/
Maugola715/
Mogahla715/
Maigola714/
Megalha713/
Megelai713/
Megalay713/
Megalea712/
Meggala712/
Mogelia712/
Magalho712/
Magelio712/
Maigalo712/
Maagaalaay712/
Magaloo711/
Mangaiello711/
Mangayilla711/
Mekgala711/
Moogela711/
Mmogela711/
Mogelai711/
Magaley711/
Magaialhai711/
Mageloh711/
Maggelo711/
Magaleu711/
Magolaa711/
Meigala711/
Magohla711/
Makgelo711/
Mohgala711/
Mogoela711/
Mogaula711/
Moqgala711/
Megalah711/
Magielo711/
Megelia710/
Magoulas671,087/
Mokgahla67398/
Mongaula67274/
Meghella6758/
Meegalla6727/
Mahangayala6727/
Megallaa6725/
Mokgoela6725/
Moogalia6723/
Maugalei6714/
Magoyelo6713/
Mokgaila6711/
Moggalla679/
Maghailo678/
Masgoula678/
Mangoula675/
Mogayila675/
Magoyila674/
Moogalla673/
Mogalaai673/
Maigolah672/
MacGaley672/
Makgohla672/
Mogojela672/
Meggalla671/
Mougalya671/
Moigalla671/
Mmagolla671/
Mogalaih671/
Mongaila671/
Magalhãe671/
Maigallo671/
Maagoula671/
Mangaulo671/
Meughela671/
Maqugelo671/
Makgahlo671/
Mokgalai671/
Mokgehla671/
Mmakgola671/
Magauley670/

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