Magiwa Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Magiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
Magiwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is predominantly 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 frequent given name globally It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe Magiwa is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 83 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Magiwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 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
- 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
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