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

Magilani has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magilani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magilani is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Magilani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magilani live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Magilani is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 90 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 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 Magilani
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