Maghanga Surname
Approximately 6,150 people bear this surname
Maghanga Surname User-submission:
Maghanga is a surname from the Taita tribe in Kenya, who settled at the coastal areas of Kenya.
It may have several meanings, but it's basic meaning is 'medicine'.
Therefore the surname Maghanga means 'one who dealt with medicine'.
Read More About This SurnameMaghanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,115 | 1:7,552 | 998 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maghanga (1,900) may also be a first name.
Maghanga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Maghanga is a surname from the Taita tribe in Kenya, who settled at the coastal areas of Kenya.
It may have several meanings, but it's basic meaning is 'medicine'.
Therefore the surname Maghanga means 'one who dealt with medicine'.
- tommystarMaghanga Demographics
Maghanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maghanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maghanga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maghanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maghanga is the 79,341st most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,184,967 people. Maghanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maghanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maghanga is also the 174,374th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 1,900 people.
The surname Maghanga is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,115 people, or 1 in 7,552. In Kenya Maghanga is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 67 percent live, Mombasa County, where 20 percent live and Kilifi County, where 4 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Maghanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
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