Magwada Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magwada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5031:30,6924,725
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Magwada (15) may also be a first name.

Magwada Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magwada occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwada? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magwada is the 497,277th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname Magwada occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwada live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name Magwada is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 30,692. In Zimbabwe Magwada is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Magwada Last Name Statistics demography

Magwada earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.05% less than the national average, earning R 154,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwadha9310/
Mangwada933/
Mmagwada931/
Maigwada931/
Magwadi86368/
Maguada8679/
Makwada8657/
Magweda8651/
Mogwada8616/
Magbada8612/
Magwade8610/
Magwado861/
Makgwadi8067/
Mangwade8011/
Maikwada802/
Maigwado801/
Magwadoi801/
Maiguaida751/
Mangwadhi751/
Mogwadi71205/
Macuada71200/
Magbado7183/
Magbade7142/
MacWade7131/
Makwadi7116/
Magveda714/
Magboda714/
Makwado712/
Magwodo711/
Magbadi711/
Makuada711/
Maquada711/
Mogweda711/
Meguada711/
Makwade711/
Magwode711/
Maguado711/
Mokgwadi672,045/
Mangvade67325/
Manguadi6744/
MacWhade679/
Maikwado677/
Magbeade673/
Madkwade672/
Mokgwade671/
Mogkwadi671/
Mouguada671/
Hmagbadi671/
Mangvoda671/
Makwaido671/
Makwadje671/
Maqueada671/
Makwadho671/

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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 Magwada
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