Magwah Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Magwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magwah (14) may also be a first name.
Magwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magwah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Magwah is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Magwah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Magwah is most common in: Plateau, where 86 percent live, Benue, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Magwah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Magwah
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