Magiwa Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Magiwa (24) may also be a first name.

Magiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magiwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magiwa is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Magiwa are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 24 people.

The surname Magiwa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe Magiwa is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 83 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magaiwa921,679/
Maigiwa9227/
Maguiwa923/
Magiewa921/
Maigaiwa86208/
Maiguiwa8612/
Manggiwa865/
Masiwa831,517/
Majiwa831,444/
Maguwa83917/
Maziwa83613/
Magiba83108/
Magewa83106/
Magiwe8338/
Megiwa838/
Magiwo836/
Magiwi835/
Magiva832/
Mogiwa831/
Madziwa774,071/
Maguhwa771,207/
Mogoiwa77856/
Maghuwa77764/
Maguiwe77293/
Magaiva77165/
Maiguwa77151/
Magieva7746/
Maggiwe7723/
Maguwah7722/
Magujwa7722/
Magibai7721/
Matjiwa7715/
Maguewa778/
Masiswa777/
Magewad775/
Masiwat775/
Magojwa774/
Madjiwa773/
Majiwah773/
Mazaiwa773/
Masiwah772/
Maguiva772/
Maisewa772/
Magivad771/
Mazhiwa771/
Mazihwa771/
Mangiva771/
Mhajiwa771/
Maaguwa771/
Maijewa771/
Magewai771/
Mayguwa771/
Mausiwa771/
Magibay771/
Magaywa771/
Magaiba771/
Maguiwo771/
Mogaiwa771/
Mangieva7159/
Madzihwa7123/
Mazihwai7118/
Makgajwa719/
Mazhihwa716/
Manggiwi715/
Maigaiwe712/
Magibhai711/
Magujwah711/
Maggibai711/
Maghewad711/
Maghivay711/
Maghuway711/
Magishwe711/
Maiguiwe711/
Mangaiva711/
Makgojwa711/
Mokgoiwa711/
Maziba671,365/
Maziva67924/
Mosiwa67861/
Mageba67573/
Maguwo67413/
Magibo67330/
Masewa67326/
Mojiwa67218/
Mogiba67190/
Masiva67178/
Maciva67142/
Mageva67123/
Megewa6785/
Maguva6754/
Maiguiswe6718/
Masiwo6716/
Magewe6714/
Magibe679/
Majiva678/
Mhaisewad677/
Magebi674/
Magibi674/
Moguwa673/
Magivi672/
Maziwo672/
Mazewa672/
Magewo672/
Magive672/
Magivo672/
Megiva671/
Mogiva671/
Majewa671/
Mageui671/
Majiwo671/
Majjwa671/
Megiwo671/
Magevi671/
Mageua671/
Mociwa671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Magiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis