Magapa Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Magapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4931:109,89413,226
Botswana3701:5,911961
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magapa (81) may also be a first name.

Magapa Last Name Facts

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

Magapa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,857th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,109,801 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Magapa are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magapa is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 81 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 109,894. In South Africa Magapa is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 38 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Magapa Last Name Statistics demography

Magapa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.22% less than the national average, earning R 120,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmagapa92119/
Mangapa92117/
Magapas9277/
Makgapa9213/
Maagapa9210/
Magaipa927/
Magappa924/
Magapai924/
Magapha922/
Magapea921/
Magapau921/
Manggapa8670/
Mangaipa8613/
Mangappa867/
Makgapha864/
Mang'apa864/
Maigappa861/
Mangapaa861/
Mankgapa861/
Magopa831,660/
Magape83464/
Magapi83361/
Mogapa83212/
Magapo839/
Magepa837/
Megapa831/
Manggappa8011/
Makgopa777,071/
Mangapi771,370/
Mangopa77718/
Mangape77631/
Mokgapa77605/
Magaipo77170/
Magopat7774/
Magaypo7756/
Mongapa7742/
Magaspi7716/
Mangapo7712/
Mogappa773/
Magapit772/
Mmagopa772/
Macgopa771/
Magoepa771/
Maigapi771/
Magoupa771/
Magapyo771/
Magaphi771/
Magapui771/
Makgapo771/
Manggopa71955/
Mangappe7126/
Manngopa714/
Manggape713/
Mangoopa712/
Mahagape712/
Maghapoy712/
Magaapoo711/
Mangaipe711/
Mokgapha711/
Mangaphi711/
Makgopai711/
Mogapi6715,473/
Mogopa67562/
Magope67181/
Mogape67156/
Magopo6780/
Megopa6710/
Magopy671/
Magepo671/

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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 Magapa
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