Magena Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Magena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 247 | 1:186,963 | 13,986 |
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Magena (300) may also be a first name.
Magena Demographics
Average Magena Salary in
South Africa
R 44,412
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magena (Oriya: ମାେଗଣା) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 534,162nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Magena reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Magena is also the 508,767th most frequently held forename globally, held by 300 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 186,963. In Kenya Magena is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 97 percent reside, Bomet County, where 0 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
Magena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Magena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Magena last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Magena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Magena surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Magena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.31% less than the national average, earning R 44,412 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magena in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଗଣା | maegana | - |
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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
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- 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 Magena
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