Maregwa Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maregwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maregwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Kenya671:689,25229,975
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Maregwa (12) may also be a first name.

Maregwa Last Name Facts

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

Maregwa is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maregwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maregwa is the 1,380,086th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Maregwa reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa Maregwa is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 92 percent are found, Gauteng, where 6 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Maregwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Maregwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.64% less than the national average, earning R 79,272 per year and in United States they earn 83.76% more than the national average, earning $79,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marekwa86935/
Maragwa86175/
Marigwa8663/
Marogwa868/
Maregua866/
Maregwe861/
Mareigua802/
Mmeregwa801/
Marigwaai751/
Moragwa711,343/
Morekwa71252/
Marakwa71107/
Marigwe7186/
Marikwa7127/
Marokwa7127/
Marequa7120/
Marigua7119/
Marigba7113/
Maregue7110/
Merekwa719/
Morogwa715/
Marekwe714/
Moregwe714/
Marekwo712/
Moregua711/
Mauregui67144/
Marykwas6713/
Mharikwa676/
Mairigua673/
Maraigua672/
Mairakwa672/
Mairagua671/
Marzegue671/
Maregoue671/
Morogwha671/
Morogwua671/
Marygbay671/
Mariguoa671/
Moroegua671/

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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 Maregwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis