Maghowa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Maghowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Maghowa (11) may also be a first name.
Maghowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maghowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maghowa is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maghowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maghowa is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Maghowa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maghowa are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Maghowa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Not including Malawi this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Maghowa
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