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 found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 868,551st most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgaka reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mgaka is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 28 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 54 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 37 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mgaka occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live.
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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