Magaja Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Magaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
Magaja (32) may also be a first name.
Magaja Demographics
Magaja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Magaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magaja (Hindi: मगजा, Marathi: मगजा) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Magaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Magaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magaja is the 1,281,391st most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Magaja is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Magaja reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Magaja is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 32 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 48 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 29 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 19 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Magaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Magaja last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magaja in the Hindi language | ||
| मगजा | magaja | - |
| Magaja in the Marathi language | ||
| मगजा | magaja | 75 |
| मागजा | magaja | 25 |
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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 Magaja
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