Magasta Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Magasta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 26 | 1:2,036,216 | 47,850 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Magasta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magasta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magasta occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magasta? popularity and diffusion
Magasta is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magasta live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,036,216. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 35 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Magasta
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