Maguwo Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maguwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maguwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3911:135,40112,574
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maguwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maguwo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maguwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 709,895th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. Maguwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maguwo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Maguwo is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 135,401. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manguwo92785/
Magouwo921/
Magauwo921/
Maguwa83917/
Magubo83823/
Moguwo8345/
Magowo837/
Magiwo836/
Maguvo834/
Maguhwa771,207/
Maghuwa77764/
Maiguwa77151/
Manguvo7789/
Maguwah7722/
Magujwa7722/
Magouwa772/
Makgowo771/
Megouwo771/
Mayguwa771/
Maaguwa771/
Maghubo771/
Maunguwa7110/
Maigouwa715/
Magushwa713/
Magujwah711/
Maguba67399/
Magiwa6778/
Maguva6754/
Mogubo6712/
Moguwa673/
Magivo672/
Megiwo671/

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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 Maguwo
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