Magaka Surname
Approximately 3,506 people bear this surname
Magaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,348 | 1:15,813 | 2,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Magaka (974) may also be a first name.
Magaka Demographics
Magaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Magaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magaka (Marathi: मागका) occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magaka is the 129,122nd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,078,593 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magaka are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Magaka is also the 258,233rd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 974 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,348 people, or 1 in 15,813. In Tanzania Magaka is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 19 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Magaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Magaka surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magaka in the Marathi language | ||
| मागका | magaka | - |
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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 Magaka
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