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
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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 may occur in the variant forms: Măgală. For other possible spellings of Magala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,973rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 540,339 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Magala reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Magala is also the 117,948th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 3,598 people.
Magala is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 9,774 people, or 1 in 3,994. In Uganda Magala is most common in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent are found, Kampala District, where 12 percent are found and Mukono District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Magala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding 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 with 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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