Magapela Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Magapela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magapela is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magapela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Magapela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magapela reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Magapela is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.

Magapela Last Name Statistics demography

Magapela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.84% less than the national average, earning R 47,916 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 Magapela
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