Magwede Surname
Approximately 1,457 people bear this surname
Magwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Zimbabwe | 448 | 1:34,460 | 5,303 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Magwede (13) may also be a first name.
Magwede Demographics
Average Magwede Salary in
South Africa
R 720,264
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwede occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Magwede click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwede? popularity and diffusion
It is the 267,955th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,001,747 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwede reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Magwede is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Excluding Malawi Magwede occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Magwede Last Name Statistics demography
Magwede earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 203.09% more than the national average, earning R 720,264 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghwede | 93 | 4 | / |
| Magbede | 86 | 63 | / |
| Magweda | 86 | 51 | / |
| Magwade | 86 | 10 | / |
| Makwede | 86 | 4 | / |
| Maguede | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwedi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwode | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwide | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mogwede | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magbeade | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maiguede | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwidi | 71 | 653 | / |
| Magwadi | 71 | 368 | / |
| Maguide | 71 | 122 | / |
| Mogbede | 71 | 41 | / |
| MacWade | 71 | 31 | / |
| Magwida | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mokwede | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magveda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makwedi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makwade | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macuede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makuede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwode | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogweda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moguede | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megwedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makgwadi | 67 | 67 | / |
| MacWhade | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mokgwedi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magueddi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maqueyde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mougvede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouguede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikuede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiguide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwidha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwadoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwedi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwedha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwidhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwade | 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 Magwede
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis