Magwe Surname
Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname
Magwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,155 | 1:45,837 | 5,171 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Magwe (91) may also be a first name.
Magwe Demographics
Average Magwe Salary in
South Africa
R 95,208
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magwe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 278,370th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwe are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Magwe is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 91 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,155 people, or 1 in 45,837. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 61 percent live, Mara Region, where 14 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Magwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Magwe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Magwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.94% less than the national average, earning R 95,208 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 Magwe
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