Maggwa Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Maggwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 157 | 1:248,658 | 18,515 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Maggwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maggwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maggwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maggwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,380,086th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maggwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Maggwa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 248,658. In Uganda Maggwa is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent reside, Kampala District, where 23 percent reside and Mukono District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Maggwa
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