Magwi Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Magwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1121:412,32122,772
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Magwi (18) may also be a first name.

Magwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magwi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magwi is the 1,133,308th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Magwi reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Magwi is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 412,321. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 91 percent reside, Embu County, where 4 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Magwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Magwi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwai912,223/
Maigwi9131/
Magwoi9115/
Makgwi9111/
Magwei912/
Makgwai8311/
Maghwie833/
Maangwi831/
Magwuie831/
Mangwii831/
Magwich830/
Magwa804,890/
Magwe801,390/
Magui801,365/
Makwi80347/
Magbi80264/
Macwi808/
Magvi805/
Magüi802/
Megwi802/
Manggwei771/
Maungwai771/
Maigwa73982/
Makgwe73312/
Makgwa73190/
Megwai73168/
Maggwa73159/
Makwai73153/
Mogwai73140/
Magway73134/
Makwiz7396/
Magbei7345/
Magbai7336/
Maghui7331/
Megwei7327/
Magwee7322/
Makwei7321/
Mancwi7317/
Maguai7315/
Maigui7313/
Macwis7313/
Mogwei7313/
Meagui7311/
Mankwi7311/
Mmagwa7311/
Maagbi7310/
Maghvi737/
Maigwe737/
Mhagwa736/
Maguei736/
Magwey735/
Makkwi735/
Maghbi735/
Maagwe734/
Maggui733/
Magweh732/
Mahgwe732/
Maqwai732/
Maguiy731/
Mhakwi731/
Meagwa731/
Maggwe731/
Maghwa731/
Magbii731/
Maguoi731/
Makwie731/
Makwih731/
Mahgui731/
Megwie731/
Mmagwe731/
Maagui731/
Magcwe731/
Makwis731/
Makwui731/
Magwer731/
Maghway67497/
Mangwea67111/
Mahagwe6779/
Maikwai6774/
Magweth6765/
Magouhi6720/
Mahngwe6715/
Maakgwe6713/
Makwich6712/
Mangkui677/
Meakwai675/
Maghuis675/
Maghwer675/
Makwaai674/
Mmangwe672/
Manghui672/
Magwehe671/
Magwess671/
Mhangwe671/
Mahgbai671/
Maigboi671/
Maekwai671/
Maghuhi671/
Magvich671/
Magwoue671/
Maikwis671/
Makwait671/
Makweih671/
Mankwei671/
Mangqui671/
Maakgwa671/
Magquwa671/
Maikwoi671/

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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 Magwi
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