Magwangwa Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Magwangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magwangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magwangwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Magwangwa reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 36 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 36 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwangwa | 89 | 101 | / |
| Magbangwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Magwamgwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Manghwanghwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mangcwangcwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mangwangwi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwankgwa | 80 | 53 | / |
| Makwankwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Magbangba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makuangua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbancua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwankwo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magbongbo | 56 | 21 | / |
| Mogbongba | 56 | 1 | / |
| Manguangua | 53 | 39 | / |
| Moukwangui | 53 | 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 Magwangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis