Maragwa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maragwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maragwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1731:266,93617,720
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maragwa (11) may also be a first name.

Maragwa Last Name Facts

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

Maragwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maragwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maragwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maragwa is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 266,936. In Kenya Maragwa is mostly found in: Kirinyaga County, where 45 percent reside, Kisii County, where 25 percent reside and Muranga County, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Maragwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maragwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Maragwa
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