Maguhwa Surname
Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname
Maguhwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,160 | 1:45,639 | 5,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
Maguhwa (1,017) may also be a first name.
Maguhwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maguhwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maguhwa occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Maguhwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maguhwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 311,791st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,037,735 people. The last name Maguhwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maguhwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 251,832nd most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 1,017 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 45,639. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 47 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magushwa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Maguwa | 92 | 917 | / |
| Maghuwa | 86 | 764 | / |
| Maguvha | 86 | 196 | / |
| Maiguwa | 86 | 151 | / |
| Magubha | 86 | 70 | / |
| Magujwa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Maguwah | 86 | 22 | / |
| Magouwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maaguwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mayguwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maunguwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Magubhai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maigouwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maghubha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maghuway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magujwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maguwo | 77 | 413 | / |
| Maguba | 77 | 399 | / |
| Magiwa | 77 | 78 | / |
| Maguva | 77 | 54 | / |
| Moguwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maghubhai | 75 | 173 | / |
| Manguwo | 71 | 785 | / |
| Maigiwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Manguva | 71 | 22 | / |
| Magusva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Magubai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moguwai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Magouba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Monguwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magubay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magauba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maghuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magauwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magouwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magowai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maigouba | 67 | 53 | / |
| Maghubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magoubah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maghouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maghivay | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacGowah | 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 Maguhwa
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