Magwava Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Magwava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Magwava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwava is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwava? popularity and diffusion
Magwava is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwava reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Magwava is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 95 percent live and Harare Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Magwava is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangwava | 93 | 26 | / |
| Magwavha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Magweva | 86 | 322 | / |
| Makwava | 86 | 24 | / |
| Magqwaba | 80 | 33 | / |
| Makwaiva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwabha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makwaivha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maigwaiba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwawa | 71 | 367 | / |
| Makweva | 71 | 273 | / |
| Magbaba | 71 | 226 | / |
| Magbowa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mogwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqwaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magbawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwasvo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mokgwawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mogwaswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwayba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magbauwa | 67 | 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 Magwava
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