Magwezi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Magwezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Magwezi (3) may also be a first name.
Magwezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwezi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magwezi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwezi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magwezi is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 3 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 50 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangwezi | 93 | 94 | / |
| Magwedzi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mangwedzi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mmangwezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magwizi | 86 | 742 | / |
| Makwezi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mogwezi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Magweza | 86 | 14 | / |
| Magwazi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Maguezi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Macwezi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magweji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwedze | 80 | 58 | / |
| Maguedzi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mangweze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mangwizi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makwedzi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maguezie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwezha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwedza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwedzha | 75 | 109 | / |
| Makweza | 71 | 884 | / |
| Magwiza | 71 | 359 | / |
| Makweji | 71 | 82 | / |
| Magwasi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Magwiji | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makwesi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Magwese | 71 | 10 | / |
| Magwece | 71 | 9 | / |
| Makwizi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maqwazi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Makwazi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Magwisi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Magueze | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maqweza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Magwaze | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maguesi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magwise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makweze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magwase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogweza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogbezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magweca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macweza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megweze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwetsa | 67 | 288 | / |
| Makouezi | 67 | 195 | / |
| Makwedza | 67 | 96 | / |
| Maguedji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Makwadzi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Makwetsi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mokgwesi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makgwese | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mogwetsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magwisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguaizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguizai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwidzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwezhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwedze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwaiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makgwasi | 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 Magwezi
- 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