Magwisa Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Magwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 185 | 1:83,450 | 12,162 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Magwisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magwisa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,202,518th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Magwisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwisa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 83,450. In Zimbabwe Magwisa is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 58 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magwisha | 93 | 205 | / |
| Mangwisa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Magwisai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makwisa | 86 | 641 | / |
| Magwiza | 86 | 359 | / |
| Magbisa | 86 | 206 | / |
| Maguisa | 86 | 25 | / |
| Macwisa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Magwisi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Magwija | 86 | 4 | / |
| Magwise | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makwisai | 80 | 152 | / |
| Mangwisi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Maguisay | 80 | 14 | / |
| Maguissa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Makwisat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maghuisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Magqwesa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Magweija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macwitsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwisho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mang'wesa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Magwetsha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mangvisai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maguissai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magqwesha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwiza | 71 | 2,405 | / |
| Makwesa | 71 | 797 | / |
| Makuisa | 71 | 524 | / |
| Maquisa | 71 | 268 | / |
| Maguiza | 71 | 72 | / |
| Makwisi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Makwija | 71 | 21 | / |
| Magweza | 71 | 14 | / |
| Magwese | 71 | 10 | / |
| Magweja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Makwise | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maguiso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maguise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macwesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqwesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magbisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwuza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogwija | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacWise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magbesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magwizo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magweso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magbixa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maguessa | 67 | 971 | / |
| Maguicha | 67 | 630 | / |
| Magueija | 67 | 33 | / |
| Makwiset | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maguisse | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maiguiso | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maqwesha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Maiguiza | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mokgwisi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Magwetja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moguissa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maguisio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maguissi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokweisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Makgwese | 67 | 3 | / |
| Makwesia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moqwaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mankuisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makwisho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangweso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangwizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguisho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwezha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguizai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magvicha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magweshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maïguiza | 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 Magwisa
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