Magwagwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Magwagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Magwagwe Last Name Facts

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

Magwagwe has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwagwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Magwagwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwagwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Other than Botswana Magwagwe occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent are found.

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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 Magwagwe
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