Mavaga Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mavaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mavaga (132) may also be a first name.

Mavaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mavaga occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavaga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Mavaga is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mavaga are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 132 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 95 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found and North Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Mavaga exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavanga929,404/
Mavhaga92231/
Mavaega9269/
Mavagai9245/
Mavagha921/
Mavagay921/
Mavhanga8641/
Maivanga861/
Mabaga832,048/
Mawaga8342/
Movaga8314/
Mavega837/
Mavago832/
Mevaga832/
Mavoga831/
Mauvhanga801/
Mabanga7713,351/
Mavango77542/
Mavonga77276/
Mahwaga77170/
Maiwaga7782/
Mabagad7730/
Mawagay7720/
Mabagat778/
Mabagha775/
Mabagga772/
Mabauga772/
Mampaga772/
Mabagai772/
Mabagay772/
Maibaga772/
Mawagga772/
Mawagai771/
Mawagas771/
Mawagha771/
Mabagap771/
Mabagas771/
Maivega771/
Mevagha771/
Movanga771/
Mabhaga771/
Mabayga771/
Masbaga771/
Maywaga771/
Mamphaga71453/
Mampanga71268/
Mabhanga71200/
Mavounga7157/
Mavhango7128/
Maibasga7126/
Maibanga7122/
Mawaigha7117/
Maibagai7110/
Mouvagai719/
Maibagay719/
Mahuanga718/
Mouvagha715/
Mabhagat713/
Mabangai712/
Mashwaga711/
Mhabanga711/
Manpanga711/
Maajwega711/
Mabangay711/
Mabaanga711/
Maswagai711/
Masbagha711/
Mabangah711/
Mavhonga711/
Maboga67844/
Mabago67254/
Mahawanga6799/
Mawega6775/
Mowaga6768/
Mobaga6748/
Mabhaigau6713/
Mavego6712/
Maubhagat674/
Mavogo673/
Mmamphaga672/
Mewaga672/
Mawoga672/
Mamphanga671/
Mabahanga671/
Mabhangah671/
Mabhaigai671/
Movega671/
Mevega671/
Mevoga671/

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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 Mavaga
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