Magawa Surname
Approximately 17,773 people bear this surname
Magawa Surname Definition:
Magawa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a fool.
Magawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 10,587 | 1:1,617 | 166 |
| Tanzania | 6,117 | 1:8,655 | 1,139 |
| Uganda | 335 | 1:116,535 | 11,212 |
| Zambia | 277 | 1:57,220 | 5,231 |
| Zimbabwe | 204 | 1:75,678 | 11,161 |
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Magawa (574) may also be a first name.
Magawa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Magawa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a fool.
Magawa Demographics
Average Magawa Salary in
South Africa
R 242,316
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magawa (Oriya: ମଗୱା) is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Magawa is the 30,077th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 410,035 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magawa live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magawa is also the 349,810th most numerous forename internationally, held by 574 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 10,587 people, or 1 in 1,617. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Magawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Magawa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Magawa Last Name Statistics demography
Magawa earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning R 242,316 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଗୱା | magawa | - |
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Footnotes
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