Maghiya Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Maghiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 351 | 1:150,831 | 13,693 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Maghiya (679) may also be a first name.
Maghiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maghiya (Hindi: मघिया, Marathi: मािघया, Oriya: ମାଘିୟା) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maghiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maghiya is the 708,658th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The surname Maghiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Maghiya reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 317,830th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 679 people.
The last name Maghiya is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 150,831. In Tanzania Maghiya is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 73 percent live, Arusha Region, where 15 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Maghiya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maghiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maghiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଘିୟା | maghiya | - |
| Maghiya in the Marathi language | ||
| मािघया | maighaya | - |
| Maghiya in the Hindi language | ||
| मघिया | maghiya | 48.15 |
| मगहिया | magahiya | 33.33 |
| माघीया | maghiya | 7.41 |
| माघिया | maghiya | 7.41 |
| मघीया | maghiya | 3.7 |
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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 Maghiya
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