Magala Surname
Approximately 13,487 people bear this surname
Magala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,774 | 1:3,994 | 716 |
| Tanzania | 869 | 1:60,922 | 6,535 |
| DR Congo | 773 | 1:95,575 | 10,806 |
| South Africa | 654 | 1:82,841 | 10,220 |
| Nigeria | 371 | 1:477,474 | 24,038 |
| Philippines | 137 | 1:738,965 | 73,424 |
| Russia | 137 | 1:1,051,993 | 79,925 |
| Cameroon | 128 | 1:162,258 | 17,563 |
| Poland | 94 | 1:404,348 | 43,186 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Slovakia | 58 | 1:92,008 | 17,690 |
| Romania | 53 | 1:378,828 | 31,692 |
| Moldova | 46 | 1:77,421 | 10,022 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Măgală (1) are calculated separately.
Magala (3,598) may also be a first name.
Magala Demographics
Magala Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Magala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magala (Georgian: მაგალა, Hindi: मगला, Marathi: मंगला, Oriya: ମାଗଲା, Russian: Магала) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Măgală. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,973rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 540,339 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Magala are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,948th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,598 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 9,774 people, or 1 in 3,994. In Uganda Magala is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent reside, Kampala District, where 12 percent reside and Mukono District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Magala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Magala last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Magala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.75% less than the national average, earning R 119,424 per year and in United States they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $36,924 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magala in the Georgian language | ||
| მაგალა | magala | - |
| Magala in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଗଲା | magala | - |
| Magala in the Hindi language | ||
| मगला | magala | 81.31 |
| मगाला | magala | 17.42 |
| मंगाला | mangala | 0.38 |
| मागला | magala | 0.25 |
| मग्ाला | magala | 0.25 |
| मागाला | magala | 0.13 |
| मगल | magala | 0.13 |
| मंगला | mangala | 0.13 |
| Magala in the Marathi language | ||
| मंगला | mangala | 68.48 |
| मगळा | magala | 8.15 |
| मागला | magala | 5.98 |
| मगला | magala | 3.8 |
| मंगल | mangala | 2.17 |
| ंागला | magala | 1.63 |
| मगंला | maganla | 1.63 |
| मं्गला | mamgala | 1.63 |
| मगल | magala | 1.63 |
| मंगळा | mangala | 0.54 |
| मागाला | magala | 0.54 |
| मगन | magana | 0.54 |
| मग़ल | magala | 0.54 |
| मं़गळा | mamgala | 0.54 |
| मेगला | megala | 0.54 |
| Magala in the Russian language | ||
| Магала | magala | - |
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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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- 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 Magala
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