Magajiya Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Magajiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Magajiya (9,098) may also be a first name.
Magajiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magajiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magajiya is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magajiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magajiya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 65,228th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 9,098 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Magajiya is most common in: Kano, where 69 percent are found, Niger, where 13 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maigajiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magagiya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Magujiya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Magayiya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Maigujiya | 82 | 49 | / |
| Magoujiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maigojiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mangaiyya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magaeia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magajai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maigoujiya | 78 | 20 | / |
| Magosiya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Magayaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Magayeya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mogajiia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magageia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magasaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magagiji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magaizai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magiyaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maigoujia | 71 | 25 | / |
| Maghazaji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Magayouya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magazei | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mangachaia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mogajay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mangachaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Magasay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magacay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magasai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigouzaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigougiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magazey | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Magajiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis