Magima Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Magima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 291 | 1:181,930 | 15,797 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Magima (87) may also be a first name.
Magima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magima (Hindi: महीमा) is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 791,719th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Magima live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Magima is also the 1,024,927th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 87 people.
The last name Magima is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 181,930. In Tanzania Magima is primarily concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 54 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 44 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Magima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Magima has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magima in the Hindi language | ||
| महीमा | mahima | 50 |
| मगीमा | magima | 50 |
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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 Magima
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