Magilani Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magilani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magilani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Magilani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magilani is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magilani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magilani? popularity and diffusion

Magilani is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magilani reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Magilani is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 90 percent live and Manyara Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Tanzania Magilani is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Magilani
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