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
Mgaka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 868,551st most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name Mgaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgaka are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Mgaka is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 54 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 37 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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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