Magiga Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2001:77,19111,358
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Magiga (57) may also be a first name.

Magiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magiga occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magiga is the 1,082,743rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Magiga live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 57 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 77,191. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 62 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magoiga922,839/
Mangiga9232/
Magaiga9219/
Maggiga9211/
Magiega926/
Maigiga922/
Maguiga922/
Maguigad86803/
Magaigai8616/
Mangigha861/
Magoigai861/
Maghinga861/
Masiga8310,196/
Magige838,390/
Majiga833,970/
Maguga831,379/
Magega83956/
Magigi83354/
Maziga83215/
Magigo83136/
Maciga8384/
Mogiga8318/
Magyga833/
Manghinga804/
Maguiggad802/
Manghigay801/
Majjiga771,404/
Madziga77129/
Mangigo77119/
Mosaiga7785/
Masigay7766/
Maijega7756/
Machiga7738/
Masigha7736/
Maigega7718/
Mazziga7717/
Masigat7712/
Masigai7710/
Masigah7710/
Maizega778/
Mazigha777/
Madjiga777/
Maiguga775/
Mazeiga775/
Majigga774/
Magugha773/
Masoiga772/
Makgega772/
Mangega771/
Makhiga771/
Magegat771/
Magoigo771/
Mazegga771/
Masigga771/
Masciga771/
Maasiga771/
Magaigi771/
Maguega771/
Maijiga771/
Maisiga771/
Majigaa771/
Majigah771/
Maiziga771/
Mahsiga771/
Mangigi771/
Magugau771/
Hmagigi771/
Masihga771/
Majigai771/
Maghigo771/
Machinga713,543/
Madzhiga71227/
Maiguega7123/
Mahsigha7120/
Majigaud7119/
Mhangega7111/
Mochaiga718/
Mazhinga717/
Maghingo715/
Machigad713/
Maghighi712/
Maichiga712/
Maijjiga711/
Machisga711/
Maguigod711/
Maguigui711/
Maguegap711/
Mougaiga711/
Makgegha711/
Maguegas711/
Masigo673,603/
Mazigo673,275/
Magege672,501/
Masega671,424/
Majigo67451/
Moziga67417/
Mazega67265/
Mmachinga6794/
Magego6786/
Masyga6779/
Macega6760/
Megega6731/
Mosiga6728/
Mogega6712/
Macigo679/
Majega678/
Magugo677/
Manghingo676/
Majjga673/
Mojiga673/
Maiguisga672/
Majjigaud671/
Mogjga671/
Moguga671/
Mazéga671/
Mazyga671/
Megigo671/
Magegi671/
Machingai671/

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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 Magiga
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