Magalama Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Magalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Magalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magalama occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magalama? popularity and diffusion
Magalama is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Magalama are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
Magalama is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 48 percent live, Luuka District, where 33 percent live and Pallisa District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 47 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangalama | 94 | 85 | / |
| Magalamay | 94 | 25 | / |
| Maigalama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magallama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mangalamma | 89 | 107 | / |
| Magalamath | 89 | 12 | / |
| Mangalamay | 89 | 7 | / |
| Maggalamma | 89 | 4 | / |
| Magallamma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Magolama | 88 | 126 | / |
| Mogalama | 88 | 2 | / |
| Magalamo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magalami | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mangallamma | 84 | 1 | / |
| Makgalema | 82 | 110 | / |
| Mogalamma | 82 | 19 | / |
| Mogalamah | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mangalami | 82 | 3 | / |
| Magallamo | 82 | 3 | / |
| Magallame | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magalemma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magolamas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mangolama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mangaleima | 78 | 13 | / |
| Magallames | 78 | 9 | / |
| Mogailamma | 78 | 8 | / |
| Mogalamahe | 78 | 6 | / |
| Magallamez | 78 | 3 | / |
| Meghalamma | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mogalamaph | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magollamas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magoulamai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mongalamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangalamih | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mogalame | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mogolama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mogalema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magoloma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangalleima | 74 | 25 | / |
| Mogalaahmad | 74 | 1 | / |
| Megaailamma | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mangalomo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Magolamot | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mogalamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogotlama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogalamoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogelamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangoleima | 67 | 27 | / |
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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 Magalama
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