Maghowa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maghowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

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 surname Maghowa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Maghowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maghowa reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maghowa is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Aside from Malawi Maghowa exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magowa922,354/
Maghawa8647/
Makgowa8639/
Maghoba8612/
Maigowa865/
Maagowa865/
Magojwa864/
Magouwa862/
Maghowz861/
Magoswa861/
Magowai861/
Magow8318/
Maigouwa805/
Magashwa805/
MacGowah801/
Maghouba801/
Makgojwa801/
Magawa7717,773/
Magoba778,190/
Magova771,247/
Maghav77248/
Mogowa7783/
Magowo777/
Maghab771/
Maghov771/
Maigow771/
Maghob771/
Macgow771/
Moghow771/
Magouw770/
Magaway711,755/
Mogoiwa71856/
Mangova71357/
Magavha71314/
Maegawa71214/
Mogojwa71184/
Mangowo71150/
Maygova71100/
Magooba7164/
Magobea7148/
Maegova7146/
Maigova7144/
Magobha7131/
Maghoub7128/
Magawaa7120/
Mokgowa7118/
Magavho7113/
Maghaba718/
Magabha717/
Manghav717/
Maigawa716/
Makgawa715/
Magaawa714/
Magouba714/
Magawai713/
Maggoba713/
Magobai712/
Maghabh711/
Maghava711/
Majgova711/
Meghawa711/
Magaswa711/
Maghoff711/
Magawah711/
Maggawa711/
Magouwo711/
Maygawa711/
Mogowai711/
Mahgova711/
Magouws711/
Magovha711/
Makgowo711/
Mogow67744/
Magaw67694/
Mokgojwa67623/
McGow67320/
Magov67255/
Magabhai6783/
Maigouba6753/
Magab6736/
Mangavha6734/
Maghs6726/
Magav6716/
Magof6714/
Magob6713/
Maght6710/
Maigaswa6710/
Mangawea678/
Maghavat675/
Mangawah674/
Magaf673/
Magawash672/
Maghz672/
Mokgohwa672/
Maghabai671/
Mahghoob671/
Meghawai671/
Magawaaa671/
Maghavah671/
Maghavay671/
Maghh671/
Magawatz671/
Mangaway671/
Mongowaï671/
Moghobai671/
Mhangawa671/
Maghavha671/
Mokgoiwa671/
Mongojwa671/
Magdh671/

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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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