Magwenzi Surname

121,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magwenzi Surname User-submission:

The Magwenzi surname means 'bushes'. In singular it would be gwenzi, meaning 'bush'.

Magwenzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,6621:4,216368
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
England231:2,422,52489,093
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Swaziland41:324,550996
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magwenzi (119) may also be a first name.

Magwenzi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Magwenzi surname means 'bushes'. In singular it would be gwenzi, meaning 'bush'.

- tavonga

Magwenzi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magwenzi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwenzi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 121,575th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,935,089 people. The last name Magwenzi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwenzi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 119 people.

The last name Magwenzi is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,662 people, or 1 in 4,216. In Zimbabwe Magwenzi is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 30 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 28 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Magwenzi is found in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Magwenzi Last Name Statistics demography

Magwenzi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.34% less than the national average, earning R 139,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Magwenzi
  • 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