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 surname Maggwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maggwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maggwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Maggwa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 248,658. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent are found, Kampala District, where 23 percent are found and Mukono District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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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