Maghana Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Maghana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Maghaña (1) are calculated separately.
Maghana (89) may also be a first name.
Maghana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maghana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻘﻦ, Hindi: मघाना, Marathi: मघना, Oriya: ମାଘାନା) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Maghaña. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Maghana are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most common first name on earth, held by 89 people.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 215,519. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Guidimagha Region, where 95 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maghana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maghana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଘାନା | maghana | 75 |
| ମାଘନ | maghana | 25 |
| Maghana in the Hindi language | ||
| मघाना | maghana | 70 |
| माघना | maghana | 30 |
| Maghana in the Marathi language | ||
| मघना | maghana | 62.5 |
| मेघना | meghana | 37.5 |
| Maghana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻘﻦ | mqn | 50 |
| ﻣﻐﻨﻰ | mghny | 16.67 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﺎﻧﺎ | maqana | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻘﻨﻪ | mqnh | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maghana
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