Magowa Surname

180,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Magowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0101:52,4175,786
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
South Africa5471:99,04512,016
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Magowa (56) may also be a first name.

Magowa Last Name Facts

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

Magowa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Magowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magowa is the 180,893rd most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,095,814 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Magowa live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magowa is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name in the world, held by 56 people.

Magowa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,010 people, or 1 in 52,417. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 84 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 23 percent are found.

Magowa Last Name Statistics demography

Magowa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.67% less than the national average, earning R 131,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgowa9239/
Maigowa925/
Maghowa925/
Maagowa925/
Magojwa924/
Magouwa922/
Magowna922/
Magoswa921/
Magowai921/
Magow9118/
Maigouwa865/
MacGowah861/
Makgojwa861/
Magawa8317,773/
Magoba838,190/
Makowa834,779/
Magova831,247/
Mogowa8383/
Magowo837/
Macowa832/
Maigow831/
Maqowa831/
Macgow831/
Magouw830/
Magaway771,755/
Mogoiwa77856/
Mangova77357/
Makhowa77230/
Maegawa77214/
Mogojwa77184/
Mangowo77150/
Maygova77100/
Magooba7764/
Magobea7748/
Maghawa7747/
Maegova7746/
Maigova7744/
Magobha7731/
Magawaa7720/
Mokgowa7718/
Maghoba7712/
Maigawa776/
Magkova775/
Maikowa775/
Makgawa775/
Magaawa774/
Magouba774/
Magawai773/
Maggoba773/
Magobai772/
Majgova771/
Makowna771/
Magaswa771/
Maghowz771/
Magawah771/
Maggawa771/
Magouwo771/
Maygawa771/
Mogowai771/
Magobah771/
Mahgova771/
Magouws771/
Magovha771/
Makgowo771/
Mogow73744/
Magaw73694/
McGow73320/
Magov73255/
Magab7336/
Magav7316/
Magof7314/
Magob7313/
Magaf733/
Mokgojwa71623/
Maigouba7153/
Maigaswa7110/
Mangawea718/
Magashwa715/
Meagcova714/
Mangawah714/
Maygkova713/
Magawash712/
Mokgohwa712/
Magawaaa711/
Maghouba711/
Magawatz711/
Magoubah711/
Mangaway711/
Mongowaï711/
Mhangawa711/
Mokgoiwa711/
Mongojwa711/
Mag6722,216/
Magaba674,503/
Makova673,879/
Mogoba672,366/
Magabo671,996/
Mokowa671,353/
Magobo671,176/
Magava671,069/
Magová67505/
Mangov67306/
Maghav67248/
Mogawa67156/
Magavo67131/
Macgaw67118/
Magawo6772/
Macova6751/
Maigov6746/
Mangaf6732/
Megova6732/
Maygov6728/
Magovo6725/
Mangav6720/
Megowo6718/
Masgaf6712/
Magoub6711/
Masgaw679/
Megawa678/
Mangawhai676/
Mosgow676/
Maugaw676/
Magafe676/
Mhagob676/
Maigab675/
Magoff674/
Mogova674/
Moogow674/
Magabh673/
Magofe672/
Makgaw672/
Maghab671/
Maggof671/
Maghov671/
Magotvaux671/
Maagov671/
Maugaf671/
Maggob671/
Maghob671/
Magafh671/
Magouf671/
Makgof671/
Makgob671/
Muogow671/
Moghow671/
Mougow670/
Magaff670/

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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 Magowa
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