Magwagwa Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Magwagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 577 | 1:93,896 | 11,466 |
| Zimbabwe | 457 | 1:33,782 | 5,201 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magwagwa (18) may also be a first name.
Magwagwa Demographics
Average Magwagwa Salary in
South Africa
R 102,180
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwagwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Magwagwa is the 349,405th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. Magwagwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwagwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magwagwa is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 93,896. In South Africa Magwagwa is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Magwagwa Last Name Statistics demography
Magwagwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57% less than the national average, earning R 102,180 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makgwakgwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Maghwaghwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mogwagwa | 88 | 9 | / |
| Magwagwe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Magwakwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Magwegwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwacwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwogwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwaqwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Manghwanghwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mangcwangcwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwakgwa | 78 | 93 | / |
| Mangwangwi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makwakwa | 75 | 14,155 | / |
| Magbagba | 75 | 37 | / |
| Macwacwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maguagua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maqwaqwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwankgwa | 74 | 53 | / |
| Mangwakwe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Maikwakwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mankwakwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makwankwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Manguangua | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mokgwakgwe | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Magwagwa
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