Magongwe Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Magongwe (32) may also be a first name.

Magongwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magongwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Magongwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Magongwe are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magongwe is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Magongwe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 76 percent reside, Limpopo, where 18 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Magongwe exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Magongwe Last Name Statistics demography

Magongwe earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.63% more than the national average, earning R 298,536 per year.

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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 Magongwe
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