Magongwa Surname
Approximately 2,008 people bear this surname
Magongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,573 | 1:34,442 | 4,405 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Tanzania | 133 | 1:398,057 | 28,212 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Magongwa Demographics
Average Magongwa Salary in
South Africa
R 205,656
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magongwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magongwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 206,400th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,629,256 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Magongwa are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Magongwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,573 people, or 1 in 34,442. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 43 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Magongwa Last Name Statistics demography
Magongwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning R 205,656 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maigongwa | 94 | 33 | / |
| Makgongwa | 94 | 6 | / |
| Magongqwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mogongwa | 88 | 125 | / |
| Magongwe | 88 | 109 | / |
| Magangwa | 88 | 65 | / |
| Magungwa | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mangongwe | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mokgongwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Meigongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makgongwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magangwe | 75 | 90 | / |
| Magankwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Magongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mogongwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokgongwe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Maigongue | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mongangwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mangongue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magamncwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magoungue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maghangwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magongoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magangue | 63 | 16 | / |
| Mang'ung'wa | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mogangwe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Magangui | 63 | 2 | / |
| Magungue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magamcwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogungwo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mangangue | 59 | 165 | / |
| Magunguhi | 59 | 4 | / |
| Magomgoue | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mosgongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Magangoue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maigoumgui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mogangue | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Magongwa
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