Magwidi Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magwidi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwidi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6321:24,4283,705
England111:5,065,278148,650
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Magwidi (22) may also be a first name.

Magwidi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magwidi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwidi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magwidi is the 503,100th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Magwidi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 24,428. In Zimbabwe Magwidi is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwidhi931/
Mangwidhi881/
Maguidi8673/
Makwidi8622/
Magwida8620/
Magwedi861/
Magwide861/
Maiguidi801/
Maigwudi801/
Maikwidi801/
Magwidha801/
Magwede711,457/
Maguide71122/
Makuidi7169/
Magweda7151/
Makwedi712/
Maguedi711/
Mogwedi711/
Megwedi711/
Maikwudi6719/
Manquidi678/
Maghwede674/
Mokgwedi672/
Magueddi672/
Maqueidi671/
Meguaidi671/
Maigvida671/
Maiguide671/
Maikwedi671/

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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
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  • 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 Magwidi
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