Magobya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magobya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magobya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Magobya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magobya is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magobya? popularity and diffusion

Magobya is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Magobya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magobya live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Magobya is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent live and Tabora Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent live and Uganda, where 13 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 Magobya
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