Magamu Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1741:88,72612,807
Kenya811:570,12227,144
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Magamu (34) may also be a first name.

Magamu Last Name Facts

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

Magamu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magamu is the 956,400th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Magamu are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magamu is also the 1,775,424th most common forename at a global level It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 88,726. In Zimbabwe Magamu is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 41 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 24 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Magamu Last Name Statistics demography

Magamu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.3% less than the national average, earning R 65,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangamu92414/
Maigamu92225/
Magamou9215/
Magaimu9214/
Maghamu926/
Maggamu923/
Magamud921/
Maigamou8650/
Mangaimu865/
Manggamu863/
Mang'amu863/
Mangamou863/
Maigaimu862/
Maaghamu861/
Maigamau861/
Maigameu861/
Magomu836,379/
Magemu8312/
Mogamu831/
Manggaimu80746/
Manggamau801/
Maigemu77277/
Magamoo7782/
Mangomu7747/
Magamoe7720/
Mongamu775/
Magoomu774/
Magomus771/
Magomuy771/
Maggomu771/
Mogamud771/
Magamooe7151/
Magoumou7130/
Mougamou7117/
Muoghamu711/
Mongamou711/
Maighemu711/
Moungamou6786/
Mangoumou6747/
Megemu679/
Mogomu673/
Magoumhou671/
Mokgomu621/
Megomou621/
Mogamoe621/
Megoumou571/
Mongomui571/
Mougoumou5313/

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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 Magamu
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