Magambo Surname

29,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11,0171:4,805653
Uganda3,8371:10,1741,730
DR Congo2,4151:30,5923,830
Kenya5441:84,8907,762
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England301:1,857,26974,552
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Magambo (2,716) may also be a first name.

Magambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magambo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magambo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,737th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 404,976 people. The last name Magambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magambo reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 140,432nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,716 people.

The surname Magambo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 11,017 people, or 1 in 4,805. In Tanzania Magambo is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 17 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Magambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Magambo earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.16% more than the national average, earning $66,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $30,988 CAD 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 Magambo
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