Magaga Surname

135,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Magaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7491:30,9763,982
Tanzania9291:56,9886,195
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Zimbabwe961:160,81520,064
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Kenya851:543,29326,596
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Lesotho481:42,3457,084
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Niger221:872,36419,806
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Magaga (163) may also be a first name.

Magaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magaga (Hindi: मगगा, Russian: Магага) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Magaga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 135,199th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,191,084 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Magaga live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magaga is also the 717,791st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 163 people.

The surname Magaga is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,749 people, or 1 in 30,976. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Limpopo, where 17 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Magaga occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

Magaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Magaga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.81% less than the national average, earning R 133,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maganga92128,832/
Mangaga92224/
Magagai92102/
Makgaga9232/
Magauga9220/
Magaiga9219/
Maigaga9218/
Mgagaga926/
Macgaga921/
Magakga921/
Maghanga866,150/
Manganga861,847/
Makgakga861,574/
Maiganga86405/
Manggaga86323/
Magagaja86118/
Magaigai8616/
Mmakgaga8614/
Maghagha8610/
Magan'ga862/
Magaugau861/
Mangagai861/
Maigauga861/
Mahganga861/
Mangagah861/
Maïganga861/
Maaganga861/
Macgacga861/
Magagi8343,513/
Magoga832,708/
Magega83956/
Magage83523/
Mogaga83224/
Magago8318/
Megaga835/
Magagy832/
Magóga832/
Maghagash8047/
Mangangai8014/
Maghangha8010/
Maggagatt801/
Mhanganga801/
Mmaiganga801/
Mangangay801/
Mangaanga801/
Magakgaha801/
Maghaghah801/
Magoiga772,839/
Magangi77931/
Magango77430/
Magonga77422/
Magange77148/
Mangago77125/
Mokgaga7789/
Maigagi7763/
Magouga7758/
Maggagi7743/
Mogagea7737/
Magaggi7723/
Makgage7722/
Moganga7721/
Magaagi7718/
Magagui7712/
Mangagi779/
Magakge779/
Maagagi778/
Magiega776/
Magagii776/
Majgagi775/
Mmagagi774/
Mougaga773/
Maghagi772/
Mangage772/
Magaghi772/
Magagie772/
Magagoi772/
Magañgo772/
Makgago772/
Magokga772/
Maggagy771/
Maggago771/
Magages771/
Magaghe771/
Magagid771/
Magagye771/
Magaigi771/
Magooga771/
Maigage771/
Maigago771/
Mahgagi771/
Magauge771/
Maggoga771/
Magagge771/
Magaghy770/
Mang'ang'a75380/
Maungaunga7542/
Mangaingai7513/
Manghangha752/
Monganga715,600/
Mangango71373/
Makgakge71262/
Mangangi71224/
Mangange71214/
Meiganga7189/
Maganggo7159/
Maggonga7157/
Magahngo7137/
Mangagey7110/
Makgange7110/
Manghagi719/
Moiganga718/
Maggango717/
Mahagagi716/
Manghago716/
Maghaghi715/
Mokgakga715/
Magahago714/
Mooganga713/
Maghonga712/
Maigange712/
Maghagho712/
Mangangá712/
Makgakgi712/
Mang'agi711/
Mang'ang'ai711/
Maigasgi711/
Maagaagi711/
Magahgho711/
Magoigai711/
Maigagoi711/
Maigagui711/
Maigangi711/
Mahgagoi711/
Mougaiga711/
Mouganga711/
Mahagage711/
Makgakgo711/
Moungaga711/
Maghangi711/
Magangie710/
Magogo673,871/
Magoge67431/
Mangangey67141/
Mogagi67108/
Magego6786/
Mounganga6774/
Moogangga6767/
Mogage6734/
Magogi6716/
Mangangge6710/
Mang'ango6710/
Mogago676/
Mangangou675/
Maghanggo674/
Magaughey671/
Monnganga671/
Manggango671/
Manganggo671/
Moinganga671/

Magaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magaga in the Hindi language
मगगाmagaga-
Magaga in the Russian language
Магагаmagaga-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magaga
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