Magwen Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Magwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Magwen (71) may also be a first name.

Magwen Last Name Facts

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

Magwen is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magwen is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwen are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widely held given name globally, borne by 71 people.

Magwen is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Magwen is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Sudan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macgwen927/
Magwene925/
Maguen8394/
Magben8385/
Magwin8359/
Macwen8312/
McGwen838/
Makwen836/
Mogwen831/
Magwyn830/
Mauguen77414/
Magwina77285/
Mackwen7714/
Mongwen7711/
Macween779/
Mogwene778/
Mahguen775/
Maiguen772/
Makween772/
Makwend771/
Mangwin771/
Magouen771/
Magwemg771/
Magueen771/
Magwine770/
McWen734/
Magwaine714/
Makwouen711/
Moughwen711/
MacQween710/
Maguin671,144/
Makwin671,083/
Maquen67642/
Moguen67138/
Maguem67112/
Makuen6721/
Magbyn6717/
Mokwen6713/
MacUen6711/
Macwyn678/
McWeen676/
Mogben675/
Mecwen672/
McQwen672/
Magwim672/
Mekwen672/
Makwengne671/
Magbin671/
Makwyn671/
Mogwin671/
Megwin670/

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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 Magwen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis