Magolwa Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Magolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 243 | 1:217,867 | 18,185 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Magolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magolwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magolwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Magolwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magolwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 217,867. In Tanzania Magolwa is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 100 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magoolwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makgohlwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Magotlhwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mogolwa | 86 | 52 | / |
| Magalwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Magulwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makgotlhwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makgalwa | 80 | 222 | / |
| Magoulba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mokgolwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mogohlwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mogoolwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mangulwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maigolwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makgolwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmogolwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgohlwa | 75 | 377 | / |
| Makgotlwe | 75 | 151 | / |
| Magotlhwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maigoulba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magalwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makgotlhwe | 71 | 20 | / |
| Magolbo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mogolba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mokgothlwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokgohlwoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgotelwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magelva | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mogolbay | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mangalua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mokgalwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mangalwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makgalwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makgalba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magulvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigolve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangalwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Magolwa
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