Magwata Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Magwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magwata occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Magwata.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,441,361st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwata reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 85 percent live, Mara Region, where 7 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Magwata is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
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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 Magwata
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