Maguiwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Maguiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maguiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Maguiwa (19) may also be a first name.

Maguiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maguiwa is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maguiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maguiwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maguiwa is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiguiwa9312/
Magiwa9278/
Magaiwa861,679/
Maigiwa8627/
Magujwa8622/
Maguewa868/
Maguiva862/
Magiewa861/
Maguiwo861/
Maigaiwa80208/
Manggiwa805/
Magujwah801/
Magiba77108/
Magewa77106/
Magiwo776/
Magiva772/
Mageua771/
Mogiwa771/
Mogoiwa71856/
Magaiva71165/
Magieva7146/
Magueva7140/
Magibai7121/
Magewad715/
Magojwa714/
Maguewo712/
Magaywa711/
Mangyua711/
Magaiba711/
Magibay711/
Magewai711/
Mangiva711/
Magivad711/
Mogaiwa711/
Mangieva6759/
Makgajwa679/
Magibhai671/
Maggibai671/
Maghewad671/
Maghivay671/
Maguewou671/
Mangaiva671/
Makgojwa671/
Mokgoiwa671/

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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 Maguiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis