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

The surname Magenu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magenu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magenu? popularity and diffusion

Magenu is the 585,091st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magenu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 101,647. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 37 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

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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