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) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Maghara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Maghara reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Maghara occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.
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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