Magwa Surname

97,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,0771:17,6072,214
Tanzania4531:116,86911,189
Zimbabwe3141:49,1667,510
Uganda2441:159,99713,888
Cameroon2261:91,89911,008
Nigeria2091:847,57337,299
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England31:18,572,686338,250
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Magwa (278) may also be a first name.

Magwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,128th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,490,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Magwa live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magwa is also the 532,586th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 278 people.

The surname Magwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,077 people, or 1 in 17,607. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Magwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

The amount Magwa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 42.01% less than the national average, earning R 137,796 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwai912,223/
Maigwa91982/
Makgwa91190/
Maggwa91159/
Magway91134/
Magwah9159/
Magwad9114/
Mmagwa9111/
Mhagwa916/
Magwat915/
Meagwa911/
Maghwa911/
Magwaz911/
Mgagwa911/
Magwau911/
Maghway83497/
Mahagwa83137/
Mangwea83111/
Mangwah8318/
Makgwai8311/
Mang'wa836/
Mangwua835/
Maghwat831/
Mahngwa831/
Mangwha831/
Mangwaa831/
Maakgwa831/
Magquwa831/
Makwa803,067/
Magba802,131/
Magwe801,390/
Magua801,067/
Mogwa80667/
Megwa80470/
Magwi80213/
Magva8011/
Macwa8011/
Maqwa807/
Magwo807/
Mahagway7750/
Maungwah7731/
M'Mangwa7721/
Meangwua778/
Mhangwah776/
Mangwaha772/
Magwooha771/
Maungwai771/
Maigua736,851/
Maygua73928/
Mmegwa73485/
Maqway73446/
Makwea73416/
Makgwe73312/
Megwai73168/
Meghwa73166/
Mokgwa73161/
Makwai73153/
Mogwai73140/
Magvas73114/
Makwah7377/
MacWay7370/
MacWha7348/
Mekgwa7344/
Magvay7343/
Magbay7342/
Mmakwa7342/
Magbai7336/
Maigwi7331/
Maekwa7328/
Magbau7327/
Makwau7326/
Maghua7324/
Magwee7322/
Maukwa7319/
Maikwa7318/
Muigwa7316/
Megwah7315/
Maguai7315/
Magwoi7315/
Makway7311/
Mhakwa7311/
Mougwa7311/
Makgwi7311/
Maguea738/
Maakwa737/
Maigwe737/
Maugua736/
Maugba736/
Magwey735/
Magvat735/
Maguay734/
Maagwe734/
Maagba734/
Maguah733/
Magwei732/
Mahgba732/
Maagua732/
Magweh732/
Mahgwe732/
Maqwai732/
Mogwas732/
Magwod731/
Makwaj731/
Meugwa731/
Meakwa731/
Maigwo731/
Mogway731/
Maegua731/
Maggwe731/
Magvaa731/
Magvaš731/
Maygba731/
Maîgua731/
Moghwa731/
'Makwa731/
Mmagwe731/
Magvaz731/
Mgocwa731/
Mgogwa731/
Magcwe731/
Maiqwa731/
Maghwo731/
Makqwa731/
Magwer731/
Maguap731/
Maqwat731/
Magcuha67260/
Mahagwe6779/
Maikwai6774/
Magweth6765/
MacWatt6763/
Maigbay6729/
Mackway6726/
Manggua6720/
Mhongwa6720/
Magwout6716/
Mahngwe6715/
Maakgwe6713/
Mahakwa6712/
Maiguas678/
Meaguad677/
Mahgbay676/
Maghbay676/
Meakwai675/
Moungwa675/
Maghwer675/
Makwaai674/
Maiguad673/
Maghwie673/
Mangwoh673/
Mokgwas673/
Maikwad672/
Maguhat672/
Manguha672/
Mmangwe672/
Mayguay672/
Mankwah672/
Maguaha671/
Magwehe671/
Magwess671/
Magwooe671/
Makwaha671/
Maigvat671/
Maangwi671/
Mancway671/
Mhangwe671/
Mhangwo671/
Manguah671/
Mahgbai671/
Meagbay671/
Mmaikwa671/
Mmegwaa671/
Macguad671/
Maekwai671/
Magguad671/
Magbaha671/
Magwoue671/
Magwuie671/
Maguaas671/
Maiguay671/
Maiguea671/
Makwaah671/
Makwahe671/
Makwait671/
Mangwii671/
Mayguas671/
Mongwah671/
Mongwea671/
Maiguah671/
Monngwa671/
Maangua671/
Maikwau671/
Maikway671/
Mogwaya671/
Mashkwa671/
Maeckwa671/
Magwich670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magwa
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