Magasi Surname
Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname
Magasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 841 | 1:62,951 | 6,712 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Hungary | 100 | 1:98,163 | 9,529 |
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 1:195,421 | 22,838 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Magaši (2) are calculated separately.
Magasi (69) may also be a first name.
Magasi Demographics
Average Magasi Salary in
South Africa
R 39,828
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magasi (Marathi: मगसी) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Magaši. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magasi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 282,966th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,350,621 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Magasi live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 69 people.
Magasi is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 62,951. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 48 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 28 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Hungary, where 7 percent are found.
Magasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Magasi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.24% less than the national average, earning R 39,828 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magasi in the Marathi language | ||
| मगसी | magasi | 76.92 |
| मगासी | magasi | 7.69 |
| मागसी | magasi | 7.69 |
| मगिश | magisa | 7.69 |
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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 Magasi
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