Magwanda Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Magwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Magwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwanda is found most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwanda? popularity and diffusion
Magwanda is the 1,022,958th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwanda are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Magwanda is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwanda | 88 | 969 | / |
| Magbanda | 88 | 49 | / |
| Magwande | 88 | 35 | / |
| Magwandi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Maguanda | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mogwanda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maigwando | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mankwanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magvandash | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makwande | 75 | 381 | / |
| Makwandi | 75 | 199 | / |
| Makwando | 75 | 48 | / |
| Makuanda | 75 | 28 | / |
| Magbonda | 75 | 27 | / |
| Magbando | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mogbanda | 75 | 21 | / |
| Macuanda | 75 | 11 | / |
| Magbande | 75 | 3 | / |
| Magbandi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manguande | 71 | 89 | / |
| Maikwando | 71 | 38 | / |
| Manguandi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Maikwande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiquanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mankuanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiguandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangguande | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mongwainde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangkuandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbonde | 63 | 467 | / |
| Magbondo | 63 | 148 | / |
| Mogbando | 63 | 34 | / |
| Makwondo | 63 | 15 | / |
| Mokwando | 63 | 4 | / |
| Magbondi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Makuando | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makuande | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magbondé | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogbandi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogbonda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogvande | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makwondoh | 59 | 9 | / |
| Makuandoh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mokwasinde | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mogbondo | 50 | 27 | / |
| Mecuando | 50 | 20 | / |
| Mogbonde | 50 | 1 | / |
| Makuondo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Magwanda
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