Magama Surname
Approximately 4,041 people bear this surname
Magama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,527 | 1:6,109 | 651 |
| South Africa | 632 | 1:85,724 | 10,549 |
| Botswana | 276 | 1:7,924 | 1,393 |
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Magama (844) may also be a first name.
Magama Demographics
Average Magama Salary in
United States
$50,004 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Magama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magama (Hindi: मगामा, Marathi: मगमा, Oriya: ମାଗାମା, Russian: Магама) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magama? popularity and diffusion
Magama is the 114,408th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,803,402 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Magama live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 280,805th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 844 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,527 people, or 1 in 6,109. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 30 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.
Magama Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Magama earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning R 280,380 per year and in United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,004 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magama in the Hindi language | ||
| मगामा | magama | - |
| Magama in the Marathi language | ||
| मगमा | magama | - |
| Magama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଗାମା | magama | 50 |
| ମାଗମା | magama | 50 |
| Magama in the Russian language | ||
| Магама | magama | - |
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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 Magama
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