Magweja Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magweja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magweja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Magweja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magweja occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Magweja.

How Common Is The Last Name Magweja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magweja is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magweja are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Magweja is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Western Cape, where 33 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.

Magweja Last Name Statistics demography

Magweja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.98% less than the national average, earning R 59,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwetja938/
Magweija931/
Magwaja86459/
Makweja86167/
Mangwea86111/
Magueja8618/
Magweza8614/
Magweya866/
Magwija864/
Magweji861/
Makwetja80232/
Mangweha80171/
Magueija8033/
Mangweya807/
Magqwesa802/
Magwijya801/
Magwezha801/
Magwai772,223/
Makwea77416/
Magway77134/
Makwej7768/
Maguea778/
Magwey775/
Magwei772/
Magwau771/
Magwedzha75109/
Magwaya712,216/
Makweya712,024/
Makweza71884/
Makwesa71797/
Maghway71497/
Magwayi71411/
Magwiza71359/
Magbeza71247/
Magwisa71196/
Makweji7182/
Magueya7166/
Magbaja7133/
Maguejo7128/
Magwiya7125/
Makwija7121/
Magwiji7121/
Magwaye7120/
Magueza7119/
Magbeje7117/
Makgwai7111/
Makweha719/
Magweye719/
Makwaja715/
Maqweza714/
Magueha713/
Maghwie713/
Mogwaja712/
Mogwija711/
Magbeya711/
Mogweza711/
Mogweya711/
Makweje711/
Magwayo711/
Macwesa711/
Magueia711/
Magbowe711/
Mongwea711/
Maiguea711/
Magwuie711/
Magwoue711/
Macweza711/
Magwaji711/
Magweyi711/
Magweso711/
Maqwesa711/
Magueijo67147/
Mahagway6750/
Maigueza6711/
Magqwayi6711/
Mangwaji676/
Mokwetja675/
Mangwayi675/
Mangweyi674/
Mangwayo671/
Maungwai671/
Maigwajo671/
Mogwehya671/
Makgwowe671/
Magwooha671/
Magwouet671/
Makgweco671/
Maguedjo671/
Makweiha671/
Makgwayi671/
Mongweya671/
Magwisai671/
Manggwei671/
Mangwajo671/
Mangwawe671/
Magwauya671/
Maigwaju671/

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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 Magweja
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