Mgaka Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Mgaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 298 | 1:177,656 | 15,509 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
Mgaka (28) may also be a first name.
Mgaka Demographics
Average Mgaka Salary in
South Africa
R 159,960
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mgaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgaka is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 868,551st most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgaka live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Mgaka is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 54 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 37 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Mgaka Last Name Statistics demography
Mgaka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.69% less than the national average, earning R 159,960 per year.
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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 Mgaka
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