Mgala Surname
Approximately 29,844 people bear this surname
Mgala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 23,811 | 1:2,223 | 292 |
| Malawi | 5,280 | 1:3,242 | 416 |
| Kenya | 730 | 1:63,260 | 6,149 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mgala (536) may also be a first name.
Mgala Demographics
Mgala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mgala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgala (Marathi: मंगला) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,480th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 244,188 people. The last name Mgala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgala are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 364,183rd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 536 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23,811 people, or 1 in 2,223. In Tanzania it is most common in: Songwe Region, where 74 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Mgala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mgala last name is predominantly Muslim (56%) in Kenya.
Mgala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.47% less than the national average, earning R 39,276 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mgala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mgala in the Marathi language | ||
| मंगला | mangala | 50 |
| मगला | magala | 50 |
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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 Mgala
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