Magwara Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Magwara (14) may also be a first name.

Magwara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magwara has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwara are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magwara is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe Magwara is most common in: Midlands Province, where 47 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Magwara Last Name Statistics demography

Magwara earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.34% less than the national average, earning R 27,708 per year.

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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 Magwara
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