Magajia Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Magajia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magajia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Magajia (1,010) may also be a first name.

Magajia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magajia has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magajia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Magajia live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Magajia is also the 253,019th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,010 people.

The last name Magajia is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 50 percent live, Borno, where 18 percent live and Gombe, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magadjia933/
Mangajija881/
Magagia86151/
Magajja8623/
Magaiya8618/
Mogajia866/
Magajya861/
Magaija861/
Magayia861/
Maigaiya8057/
Maghaiya8049/
Mangagia8030/
Maigujia805/
Mangaiya803/
Maggagia801/
Mangajio801/
Maguia77542/
Magaea7734/
Maghia7719/
Magaoa7716/
Magaua777/
Mageai773/
Magaoi771/
Maigoujia7525/
Maigujjia755/
Maagaiyay753/
Mangaheia751/
Magahaiya751/
Magauay71861/
Magayao71114/
Magagio7115/
Magayya7110/
Maguiat719/
Magguia715/
Maaguia714/
Makguia713/
Magauha713/
Macguia713/
Mogajoa712/
Maiguia712/
Magazya712/
Magaaya711/
Maguiad711/
Magojio711/
Mogaiya711/
Magahao711/
Mangeai711/
Mangaoi711/
Maguias711/
Magauad711/
Magao672,323/
Mangayao671,547/
Maugeais67635/
Magea67488/
Maigayya67107/
Mangayya6763/
Maungjai6733/
Mangawea678/
Magyaash676/
Maqguiat673/
Mangaijo671/
Maungyai671/
Magjo671/
Maghayya671/
Maigihaa671/
Mahaguia671/
Magougia671/
Magja671/
Mangayoa671/
Mangouai671/
Mangoyia671/
Mokgajoa671/

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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 Magajia
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