Magwasa Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1321:401,07328,352
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Magwasa Last Name Facts

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

Magwasa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Magwasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magwasa is the 1,353,468th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwasa are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Magwasa is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Magwasa Last Name Statistics demography

Magwasa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.72% less than the national average, earning R 136,128 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 Magwasa
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