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 held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magama is the 114,408th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,803,402 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Magama live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magama is also the 280,805th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 844 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,527 people, or 1 in 6,109. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 30 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Botswana, where 7 percent are found.
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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