Magalula Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magalula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magalula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1741:304,26223,403
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Magalula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magalula is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magalula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Magalula is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magalula are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 55 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 43 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Magalula occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mogalula886/
Magelula881/
Magalule881/
Mangaluli823/
Magolola7521/
Magalolo7510/
Magalolli714/
Mogatluli712/
Mokgohlula671/
Mogolola63243/
Magololo63242/
Magolilo635/
Mogolole504/
Mogololo504/
Mogololi501/

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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 Magalula
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