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 surname Magah (Hindi: मगह) is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Magah.
How Common Is The Last Name Magah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. Magah occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Magah live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 92 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 120,750. In Cameroon Magah is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 30 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.
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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