Magungwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Magungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Magungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magungwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magungwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magungwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Magungwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Magungwa is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 69 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magugwa | 93 | 113 | / |
| Magongwa | 88 | 2,008 | / |
| Mangugwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mang'ung'wa | 84 | 5 | / |
| Maigongwa | 82 | 33 | / |
| Makgongwa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Magongqwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maigougwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magogwa | 80 | 1,973 | / |
| Magugba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Magukwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magugua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mogongwa | 75 | 125 | / |
| Magongwe | 75 | 109 | / |
| Magungue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magoogwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mogungwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magunguhi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokgongwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magoungue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makgongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meigongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magokwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Magogua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makgokwa | 63 | 3 | / |
| Magongue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogongwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogogwai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maggogua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokgongwe | 59 | 17 | / |
| Mogokwa | 53 | 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 Magungwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis