Magashi Surname
Approximately 3,094 people bear this surname
Magashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,078 | 1:25,477 | 3,120 |
| Nigeria | 541 | 1:327,436 | 17,929 |
| Yemen | 308 | 1:85,796 | 5,614 |
| Kosovo | 117 | 1:15,913 | 2,057 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Magashi (837) may also be a first name.
Magashi Demographics
Magashi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Magashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magashi (Hindi: मगशी, Marathi: मगशी) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magashi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 143,729th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,355,380 people. The last name Magashi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Magashi reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,223rd most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 837 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,078 people, or 1 in 25,477. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 37 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Yemen, where 10 percent live.
Magashi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magashi in the Hindi language | ||
| मगशी | magasi | - |
| Magashi in the Marathi language | ||
| मगशी | magasi | 80 |
| मगाशी | magasi | 6.67 |
| मागशी | magasi | 6.67 |
| मगिश | magisa | 6.67 |
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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 Magashi
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