Magwinya Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Magwinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Magwinya (29) may also be a first name.
Magwinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magwinya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Magwinya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwinya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwinya are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 36 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwinya | 88 | 2,679 | / |
| Magwenya | 88 | 476 | / |
| Magwinja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matingwinya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mangwenya | 82 | 97 | / |
| Makwinyah | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mang'wenya | 78 | 22 | / |
| Maingbinya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangw'enya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makwinja | 75 | 14,706 | / |
| Makwenya | 75 | 523 | / |
| Makwinye | 75 | 274 | / |
| Mogwenya | 75 | 46 | / |
| Magwinje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magbenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwinha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangwinji | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mongwenya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mangwenja | 71 | 12 | / |
| Makwinjah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mangwinje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Manguenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mankwinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwinjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguiña | 67 | 9,373 | / |
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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 Magwinya
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