Maghema Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maghema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4871:94,8258,426
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Maghema (13) may also be a first name.

Maghema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maghema Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maghema occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 601,015th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maghema live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Maghema is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 94,825. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 77 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 22 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Maghema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maghema surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magehema931,390/
Maghemma931/
Magema922,313/
Mangehema881/
Mangema86180/
Makgema8643/
Magemma863/
Maguema862/
Maghima861/
Maiguema8012/
Maghaima806/
Mangiema801/
Maighemo801/
Maghimay801/
Mangemma801/
Magima77356/
Magemo77114/
Mogema771/
Maghuimat751/
Mongema71410/
Mangima71220/
Maigemo7136/
Magimai7121/
Magimay7110/
Mokgema717/
Mangemo717/
Maguima713/
Maigima712/
Maïgima711/
Makgima711/
Maagima711/
Magimaâ711/
Magimaa711/
Magoima711/
Magimea711/
Magemey710/
Maigimaa67101/
Magimath6736/
Maiguima672/
Maigimma672/
Mangaima671/
Maigimah671/
Maguimay671/
Maigoima671/

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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 Maghema
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis