Magwenya Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Magwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 429 | 1:35,987 | 5,567 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Magwenya Demographics
Average Magwenya Salary in
South Africa
R 527,616
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Magwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magwenya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magwenya is the 639,219th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwenya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Magwenya is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 35,987. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 64 percent reside, Harare Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Magwenya Last Name Statistics demography
Magwenya earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 122.03% more than the national average, earning R 527,616 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangwenya | 94 | 97 | / |
| Mang'wenya | 89 | 22 | / |
| Mangw'enya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makwenya | 88 | 523 | / |
| Magwinya | 88 | 74 | / |
| Mogwenya | 88 | 46 | / |
| Magbenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mongwenya | 82 | 13 | / |
| Mangwenja | 82 | 12 | / |
| Manguenya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maingwanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makwinya | 75 | 2,679 | / |
| Magbenye | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mokwenya | 75 | 24 | / |
| Makwenja | 75 | 12 | / |
| Magwenji | 75 | 8 | / |
| Magwenhi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makwenha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Magwenje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwenjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwenye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwinja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matingwinya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mangbenia | 71 | 102 | / |
| Mangwenje | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makwinyah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magueania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mackwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwenhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magueña | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maingbinya | 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 Magwenya
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