Magenu Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5331:101,64712,305
England21:27,859,030389,889

Magenu Last Name Facts

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

Magenu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magenu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 585,091st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magenu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Magenu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 101,647. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 37 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.

Magenu Last Name Statistics demography

Magenu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.55% less than the national average, earning R 115,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magenau92137/
Magengu9230/
Mangenu9224/
Makgenu921/
Magenus921/
Magenoux8618/
Maegenau861/
Maganu83412/
Masenu83156/
Maginu838/
Magonu837/
Majenu836/
Mahangenu801/
Mongenu771,157/
Mazengu77329/
Masenhu77188/
Maganhu7731/
Manginu7722/
Mazenou7712/
Maghanu7711/
Maginus7710/
Maseenu775/
MacEanu774/
Machenu771/
Mazenau771/
Masienu771/
Magheny771/
Maasenu771/
Macenau771/
Maginau771/
Majenou771/
Majetnu771/
Mazienu771/
Machengu7169/
Madjenou7148/
Maiceanu7124/
Muongenu7121/
Mazenoux7116/
Mahajenu713/
Mazenaud712/
Maguinus711/
Mazhengu711/
Misgenau711/
Marzeanu711/
Monghenu711/
Maiganou711/
Maganneu711/
Maghanuy711/
Maggynus711/
Maginuis710/
Machenaud67416/
Masinu6799/
Moganu6725/
Megonu6710/
Macinu679/
Mazinu676/
Majinu676/
Mogonu671/
Machenngu671/
Mayasenau671/
Maginault671/
Magginous670/

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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 Magenu
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