Magunja Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Magunja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magunja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magunja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magunja live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Magunja is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mitooma District, where 50 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Magunja
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