Maghara Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Maghara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maghara (20) may also be a first name.
Maghara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maghara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻛﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: मघरा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Maghara are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Maghara is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania Maghara is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maghara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maghara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻛﺎﺭﺍ | makara | - |
| Maghara in the Hindi language | ||
| मघरा | maghara | - |
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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 Maghara
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