Maghamy Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Maghamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Maghamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maghamy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻘﺎﻣﻲ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghamy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Maghamy are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 60 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 40 percent reside and Iran, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maghamy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maghamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻘﺎﻣﻲ | mqamy | 83.33 |
| ﻣﻘﺎﻡ | mqam | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Maghamy
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