Magava Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7081:74,7767,776
Zimbabwe3371:45,8117,044
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magava (78) may also be a first name.

Magava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magava (Hindi: मगावा, Marathi: मगवा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 343,060th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,817,162 people. Magava occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Magava reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname Magava is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 708 people, or 1 in 74,776. In Tanzania Magava is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 80 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 16 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangava922,056/
Magaeva92337/
Magavha92314/
Magaiva92165/
Magavat9298/
Magavai9230/
Maegava9217/
Magavad925/
Magavah921/
Maghava921/
Magatva921/
Mangavha8634/
Maghavat865/
Magaavat861/
Magavayh861/
Maygaeva861/
Maghavah861/
Maghavay861/
Mangaiva861/
Maghavha861/
Magawa8317,773/
Magaba834,503/
Magova831,247/
Magavo83131/
Mageva83123/
Megava8321/
Maighavat801/
Mangaba772,467/
Magaway771,755/
Magaiwa771,679/
Magampa771,514/
Makgaba77763/
Mangova77357/
Maegawa77214/
Mogavat77146/
Magoeva77107/
Maygova77100/
Magabay7749/
Maghawa7747/
Maegova7746/
Magieva7746/
Maigova7744/
Mogaeva7721/
Maigaba7721/
Magawaa7720/
Meghava7717/
Megaeva7716/
Magavho7713/
Maghaba778/
Magabha777/
Magabai777/
Maigawa776/
Magabat775/
Makgawa775/
Magaawa774/
Magabad773/
Magawai773/
Magaivo773/
Majgova771/
Moghava771/
Magaswa771/
Magatba771/
Magaveu771/
Magawah771/
Magaywa771/
Maggawa771/
Maganpa771/
Magaabo771/
Magabga771/
Magaiba771/
Maygawa771/
Maïgaba771/
Mañgaba771/
Mmagaba771/
Mahgova771/
Maygaba771/
Mangavo771/
Maggaba771/
Mokgava771/
Magauba771/
Meaghavath751/
Mankgaba71413/
Mangampa71373/
Mangabay71314/
Maigaiwa71208/
Magabhai7183/
Mang'aba7173/
Mangabai7124/
Moghavat7121/
Maingaba7115/
Maigabga7112/
Manganpa7110/
Maigaswa7110/
Makgajwa719/
Mangawea718/
Magashwa715/
Mangawah714/
Manggaba713/
Magawash712/
Maghabai711/
Megavayh711/
Mogaavat711/
Magawaaa711/
Maigaabo711/
Magasbas711/
Magawatz711/
Mangaway711/
Mangaabo711/
Moghavah711/
Magampai711/
Mhangawa711/
Magabahe711/
Mahkgaba711/
Makgampa711/
Mogashva711/
Magoba678,190/
Magowa672,354/
Magabo671,996/
Mangabhai671,022/
Magová67505/
Maghabhai67292/
Mogawa67156/
Magewa67106/
Mogaba6798/
Magawo6772/
Megova6732/
Magovo6725/
Manggabai6711/
Megawa678/
Mangawhai676/
Mogova674/
Maigabass672/
Magotvaux671/
Mangaibai671/
Megavo671/
Moogavath671/
Magahabad671/
Mageua671/
Mogavo671/
Mmankgaba671/

Magava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magava in the Marathi language
मगवाmagava-
Magava in the Hindi language
मगावाmagava66.67
मंगवाmangava33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magava
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