Maghas Surname
Approximately 502 people bear this surname
Maghas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Iraq | 147 | 1:238,243 | 5,207 |
| Niger | 100 | 1:191,920 | 6,591 |
| Algeria | 86 | 1:449,204 | 35,752 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Maghas (23) may also be a first name.
Maghas Demographics
Maghas Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maghas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maghas occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 614,324th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Maghas are found; 31 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 23 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 92 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya Maghas is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 20 percent reside.
Maghas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Maghas last name is chiefly 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
- 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 Maghas
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