Magelani Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3631:145,84513,314
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Magelani (157) may also be a first name.

Magelani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magelani (Georgian: მაგელანი) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magelani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 716,247th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magelani live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Magelani is also the 732,696th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 157 people.

The last name Magelani is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 145,845. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 78 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Magelani exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 0 percent live.

Magelani Last Name Statistics demography

Magelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.94% less than the national average, earning R 50,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Magelani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magelani in the Georgian language
მაგელანიmagelani-

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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 Magelani
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