Magwasha Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magwasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Magwasha (10) may also be a first name.

Magwasha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magwasha is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwasha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magwasha is the 2,333,370th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Magwasha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwasha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Magwasha is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa Magwasha is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 86 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Free State, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

Magwasha Last Name Statistics demography

Magwasha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.86% less than the national average, earning R 54,996 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
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  • 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 Magwasha
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