Magazine Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Magazine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magazine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3001:176,47215,403
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Zimbabwe1281:120,61116,273
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Botswana221:99,40615,343
India111:69,733,217610,955
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Magazine (233) may also be a first name.

Magazine Last Name Facts

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

Magazine is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magazine? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 413,768th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Magazine reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Magazine is also the 587,225th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 233 people.

The surname Magazine is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 176,472. In Tanzania Magazine is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 28 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 25 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Magazine
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