Magwaza Surname

14,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,074 people bear this surname

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

Magwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa29,7931:1,818225
Tanzania3,8981:13,5821,759
Zimbabwe3,6111:4,275380
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
Swaziland2781:4,670333
Namibia1111:21,7063,718
Botswana941:23,2654,701
England931:599,11935,891
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Magwaza (609) may also be a first name.

Magwaza Last Name Facts

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

Magwaza occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Magwaza.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwaza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,257th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 186,506 people. Magwaza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwaza reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Magwaza is also the 338,553rd most common first name on earth, borne by 609 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 29,793 people, or 1 in 1,818. In South Africa Magwaza is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 77 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Magwaza Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Magwaza earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.75% less than the national average, earning R 140,796 per year and in United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD 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 Magwaza
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