Magah Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Magah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 172 | 1:120,750 | 13,818 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Magah (92) may also be a first name.
Magah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magah (Hindi: मगह) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Magah are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 92 people.
Magah is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 120,750. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent live, Northwest Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 15 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magah in the Hindi language | ||
| मगह | magaha | - |
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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 Magah
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