Magaji Surname
Approximately 215,532 people bear this surname
Magaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211,765 | 1:837 | 103 |
| Niger | 2,368 | 1:8,105 | 646 |
| India | 577 | 1:1,329,403 | 51,832 |
| Tanzania | 437 | 1:121,148 | 11,507 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cameroon | 120 | 1:173,076 | 18,427 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Magaji (130,524) may also be a first name.
Magaji Demographics
Magaji Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Magaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magaji (Hindi: मगजी, Marathi: मगाजी) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Magaji.
How Common Is The Last Name Magaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magaji is the 2,577th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magaji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,987th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 130,524 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 211,765 people, or 1 in 837. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Jigawa, where 16 percent are found and Katsina, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Magaji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magaji in the Marathi language | ||
| मगाजी | magaji | 70.23 |
| मगजी | magaji | 14.88 |
| मागाजी | magaji | 10.23 |
| मांगजी | mangaji | 0.93 |
| मेागली | meagali | 0.93 |
| मुगाजी | mugaji | 0.47 |
| मकजी | makaji | 0.47 |
| मनाजी | manaji | 0.47 |
| नागोजी | nagoji | 0.47 |
| मेगाजी | megaji | 0.47 |
| मडावी | madavi | 0.47 |
| Magaji in the Hindi language | ||
| मगजी | magaji | 65.85 |
| मगाजी | magaji | 25.61 |
| मागाजी | magaji | 3.66 |
| मागजी | magaji | 3.66 |
| म'गाजी | ma'gaji | 1.22 |
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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
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- 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 Magaji
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