Maguku Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maguku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maguku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3221:164,41514,613
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Maguku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maguku is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maguku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 733,258th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maguku are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 164,415. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 40 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent are found and Mara Region, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Maguku exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manguku9262/
Maiguku921/
Meguku833/
Magoku831/
Moguku831/
Mangoukou8067/
Mangaukau801/
Maghoku771/
Monguku771/
Magoeku771/
Mogucu671/
Mogoku671/
Mokgaukgau635/
Magokau621/

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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
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  • 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 Maguku
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