Magwanya Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Magwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 472 | 1:114,783 | 13,746 |
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Magwanya (10) may also be a first name.
Magwanya Demographics
Average Magwanya Salary in
South Africa
R 168,024
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwanya occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 499,041st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwanya reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Magwanya is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
Magwanya is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 114,783. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Western Cape, where 20 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Magwanya Last Name Statistics demography
Magwanya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.29% less than the national average, earning R 168,024 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangwanya | 94 | 1,070 | / |
| Makgwanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maingwanya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Magwanyahe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makwanya | 88 | 2,042 | / |
| Magwanye | 88 | 5 | / |
| Magbanya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mogwanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makgwanye | 82 | 55 | / |
| Mankwanya | 82 | 27 | / |
| Makwanyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mangwanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mackwanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mangwanye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mangbanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magwanji | 75 | 166 | / |
| Mogwanye | 75 | 61 | / |
| Makwanye | 75 | 60 | / |
| Makwanha | 75 | 22 | / |
| Makwanja | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mogwanja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mokwanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Magwanhi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mocwanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwanje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makuanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwanhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mongwanye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mangwanhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magueania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mongbanya | 71 | 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 Magwanya
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