Maguva Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maguva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maguva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Maguva (45) may also be a first name.

Maguva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maguva (Hindi: मगुवा) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maguva.

How Common Is The Last Name Maguva? popularity and diffusion

Maguva is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Maguva is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Maguva live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 45 people.

The last name Maguva is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Maguva is most prevalent in: Milne Bay, where 67 percent live, East Sepik, where 26 percent live and Madang, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maguvha92196/
Manguva9222/
Magusva9212/
Maghuva921/
Maguwa83917/
Maguba83399/
Maguvo834/
Magiva832/
Manguba771,566/
Maguhwa771,207/
Maghuwa77764/
Maiguwa77151/
Magoeva77107/
Manguvo7789/
Magubha7770/
Magujwa7722/
Maguwah7722/
Makguba7713/
Magubat778/
Magubai775/
Magouba774/
Magubay773/
Magouwa772/
Magauba771/
Magumpa771/
Maaguwa771/
Monguva771/
Mayguwa771/
Mangubai7191/
Mangubay7154/
Maigouba7153/
Mangouba7117/
Maunguwa7110/
Magubhai716/
Moghuvat715/
Maigouwa715/
Magushwa713/
Maggubat713/
Mangguba712/
Magoubah711/
Magumpay711/
Maghuway711/
Maghouba711/
Maghivay711/
Maghubai711/
Magujwah711/
Maghubha711/
Magoba678,190/
Magubo67823/
Maguwo67413/
Mangubhai67321/
Maghubhai67173/
Mang'umpa67100/
Magiwa6778/
Moguba6751/
Moguwa673/
Magivo672/
Mangumpay672/
Mogiva671/
Megiva671/
Meangubai671/
Manggubay671/

Maguva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maguva in the Hindi language
मगुवाmaguva85.71
मागुवाmaguva14.29

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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 Maguva
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