Malagila Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malagila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malagila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9521:55,6116,069
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Malagila (247) may also be a first name.

Malagila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malagila is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malagila? popularity and diffusion

Malagila is the 375,572nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malagila reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Malagila is also the 567,531st most widely held forename on earth It is held by 247 people.

The last name Malagila is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 55,611. In Tanzania Malagila is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 37 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Malagila
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