Mahagwa Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Mahagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 136 | 1:339,558 | 20,421 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mahagwa Demographics
Mahagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mahagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahagwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahagwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. Mahagwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahagwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Mahagwa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Mahagwa is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 60 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 36 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mahagwa exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Mahagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mahagwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahagway | 93 | 50 | / |
| Mhagwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mahakwa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Maakgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahngwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magwa | 83 | 4,890 | / |
| Mahaguay | 80 | 717 | / |
| Mhangwah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mahangwahay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magwai | 77 | 2,223 | / |
| Maigwa | 77 | 982 | / |
| Makgwa | 77 | 190 | / |
| Maggwa | 77 | 159 | / |
| Magway | 77 | 134 | / |
| Magwah | 77 | 59 | / |
| Magwad | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mmagwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mhakwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Maakwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Magwat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maagba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maagua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magwaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maghway | 71 | 497 | / |
| Mangwea | 71 | 111 | / |
| Mhongwa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mangwah | 71 | 18 | / |
| Makgwai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mang'wa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mangwua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mashkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahakua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maghwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhangwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magquwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwa | 67 | 3,067 | / |
| Mogwa | 67 | 667 | / |
| Megwa | 67 | 470 | / |
| Maungwah | 67 | 31 | / |
| M'Mangwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Macwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meangwua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Magwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maqwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maungwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magwooha | 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 Mahagwa
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