Magalah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Magalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Magalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magalah is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Magalah is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magalah reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 80 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Magalah
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