Magalela Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magalela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magalela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1051:49,0306,230
Zambia481:330,20717,862
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magalela (260) may also be a first name.

Magalela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magalela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Magalela is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magalela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 314,680th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,108,588 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magalela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 552,051st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 260 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1,105 people, or 1 in 49,030. In South Africa Magalela is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Magalela Last Name Statistics demography

Magalela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.73% less than the national average, earning R 155,100 per year.

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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 Magalela
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