Magwebu Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

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

Magwebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5141:35,7844,585
England11:55,718,059489,080

Magwebu (10) may also be a first name.

Magwebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magwebu is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwebu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,470th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. The surname Magwebu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwebu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magwebu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 10 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,514 people, or 1 in 35,784. In South Africa Magwebu is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.

Magwebu Last Name Statistics demography

Magwebu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.73% less than the national average, earning R 209,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangwebu931/
Makwebu8646/
Magwabu8618/
Maqwebu866/
Mogwebu861/
Maguebu861/
Maguebou8018/
Maqgwevu801/
Mokwebu71114/
Makuebu71104/
Makwabu716/
Makwevu712/
Mogbebu712/
Makuebou6710/
Maguibou671/
Magueveu671/
Mokwevu576/
Mokwabu571/
Mokwevhu535/
Makuibou531/
Mokouebou504/
Mouguibou501/

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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 Magwebu
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