Mageyo Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Mageyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Mageyo (11) may also be a first name.
Mageyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mageyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mageyo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mageyo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mageyo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mageyo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 228,300. In Uganda Mageyo is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 62 percent live, Mayuge District, where 19 percent live and Kyankwanzi District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mageyo
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